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Quentavious

kwen-TAY-vee-uhs /kwɛnˈteɪviəs/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2009 (#6,095)
Babies in 2009
14 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#3,877 in 1997
First recorded
1988

Meaning of Quentavious

Quentavious, pronounced “kwen-TAY-vee-uhs” (/kwɛnˈteɪviəs/), is a contemporary American male name that synthesizes the classical allure of Latin with the inventive spirit of modern naming trends. Evocative both of Quentin—derived from the Latin quintus, meaning “fifth”—and the august cadence of Octavius, it exemplifies the creative elasticity of language, its syllables stretching like dancers seeking fresh rhythms, and yet bristles at any suggestion that its extra flourish is merely whimsical. Although it never vaulted into the top 500, Quentavious has maintained a steady, if modest, presence in US birth records since 1988, with annual occurrences ranging from five to seventeen and peaking near rank 776 in 1997, before settling around rank 890 by 2009 with 14 newborns bearing the name. In each utterance, warmth and distinction converge, hinting at a personality equally grounded in heritage and propelled by originality. With its balanced phonetic structure and unexpected vowel turns, Quentavious crafts a narrative arc that invites its bearer to navigate tradition and innovation with quiet confidence.

How to pronounce Quentavious

English

Popularity of Quentavious in the U.S.

Quentavious was last recorded in the U.S. in 2009, ranked #6,095 with 14 babies. It peaked at #3,877 in 1997. It first appears in the records in 1988.

Bar and line chart: Quentavious in the U.S., 1988–2009. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 17 in 1997 and 14 in 2009. Line: rank among boy names, peak #3,877 in 1997, #6,095 in 2009.
  • Boys named Quentavious (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1988–2009. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1988⁠–⁠2009 21 rows
Quentavious: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2009146,095▲ 6,458
2008512,553▼ 3,638
200788,915▲ 670
200679,585▼ 3,359
2005126,226▲ 750
2004106,976back (not recorded in 2003)
200297,055▲ 3,501
2001510,556▼ 2,347
200078,209▼ 3,447
1999144,762▲ 1,552
199896,314▼ 2,437
1997173,877▲ 1,310
1996115,187▲ 314
1995105,501▼ 392
1994115,109▲ 1,707
199376,816▼ 146
199276,670▲ 601
199167,271▲ 846
199058,117▼ 212
198957,905▼ 635
198857,270new