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Quitman
How to Pronounce Quitman
Pronounced KWIT-mun /ˈkwɪt.mən/Medium
Meaning: Quitman is a transferred surname and Southern place name, most likely given in honor of the nineteenth-century figure John A. Quitman, from a German-rooted surname; its literal meaning is unclear.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Quitman is a surname and place name carried into first-name use, most likely in honor of a regional namesake in the American South. Its literal root is unclear, and it appeared for boys only rarely, around 1922.
It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at most, and it had faded by mid century. A boy named Quitman then would be over a hundred today. It reads as a regional heritage name rather than a name with a clear meaning.
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What does the name Quitman mean?
It is a transferred surname and place name, likely honoring a regional namesake; its literal meaning is unclear.
How do you pronounce Quitman?
It is said KWIT-mun /ˈkwɪt.mən/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Quitman a boy or girl name?
Quitman is used as a boys name.
How popular is Quitman?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.