Fifth; fifth-born child
Derived from the Latin word 'quintus', Quintana was historically used to denote the fifth child or a fifth-born daughter. It also has associations with Spanish surnames referring to a country house or farmstead.
Less common today
Quintana isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,289 in 1992.
Writer and daughter of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
A character in the novel 'The Girl of the Golden West' · The Girl of the Golden West
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
