Quest
Boy name · #2408 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 57 baby boys were named Quest, placing it at #2408 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3775, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 31,579 boys born in 2025 was named Quest.
Babies named Quest per year. Source: SSA.
The 34-year story
Quest first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 85 babies and a rank of #1861. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Quest against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Quest in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Quest is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Quest will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Quest is most common
State-level data for Quest is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Quest
Statistically, parents drawn to Quest tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are West, Trust, Artist, Everest, and Forest.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Quest | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2390 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2120 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1875 |
| 2022 | 85 | #1861 |
| 2021 | 76 | #1964 |
| 2020 | 78 | #1895 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2062 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2546 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2672 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3230 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3775 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3532 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4804 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5482 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5433 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4366 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7236 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7187 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6262 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5525 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4631 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7536 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6258 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6522 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3842 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Quest a popular boy name?
Quest ranked #2408 among boys in 2025 with 57 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3775.
When was the name Quest most popular?
Quest peaked in 2022, when 85 American boys received the name (ranked #1861 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Quest?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 31,579 newborn American boys was named Quest. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.