Is Quanita a boy or girl name?

Quanita is a girl’s name. Of the 547 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Quanita

Recorded 1959–2007 · United States

Quanita was most popular in 1989, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,819 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 547 people named Quanita.

Quanita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Quanita’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Quanita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Quanita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 547 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org