How Many People Are Named Quanah?
people named Quanah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,546,537 people in the US has this name
Based on 232 babies named Quanah in Social Security records from 1962 to 2018, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "fragrant" in the Comanche language. This was the name of a 19th-century chief of the Comanche.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Quanah, 17% were girls and 83% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Quanah alive today is about 35 years old, and 62% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Quanah first appears in the records in 1962 and was given most often in 1979, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2018.
Babies given the name each year, 1962 to 2018
🏆 Rank History
Quanah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,212, in 1976. Among girls, its best rank was #5,710, in 1962.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,212 (1976) | #5,710 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,160 in the 1990s | #11,361 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Quanah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Quanah were born in Oklahoma than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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