Charles vs Quentin
Charles and Quentincompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1977, Charles was ranked #89 and Quentin #85 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Charles was ranked #119 and Quentin #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Charles was ranked #174 and Quentin #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Charles and Quentin over time
Charles and Quentin appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Charles held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Quentin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Charles reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Quentin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Charles #41 in 1998, Quentin #761 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Charles held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Quentin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #41 in 1998, Quentin #761 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Charles #119, Quentin #1235.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1966–2019
Charles held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Quentin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charles #53 in 1966, Quentin #208 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Charles #174, Quentin #764.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Charles | Quentin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #94 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1235 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charles and Quentin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Charles
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #224 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Quentin
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys