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Quest

Quest holds the #2390 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 57 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1895 in 2020 to #2390 today. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#1861 nationally, 85 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1991. The name's biggest fan base is in Virginia (#971 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#2390
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1861
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
57
boys named Quest

Quest popularity, 1880–2025

0.001%0.003%0.004%0.005%18801900192019401960198020002020#1861 in 2022
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Quest is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MNWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025WIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025IAIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025INOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025CTCalifornia: #1829 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1829Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025WVVirginia: #971 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#971Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025TNNorth Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025ALGeorgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025HITexas: #2574 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2574Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Quest in 2025FL
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Virginia (#971), North Carolina (#1028), Georgia (#1350)

Uniqueness score

70/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Quest in the most recent year of SSA data.

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