Quinn
Quinn was the 97th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,634 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 73rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (3,649). Over the last ten years it has moved unchanged. More babies were named Quinn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning descendant of Conn (surname) · Irish
Say it KWIN /kwɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #97 girls, down 13 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,634girls
- Girls and boys
- 81% girls, 19% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20163,649 babies
- Total since 1880
- 89,495babies recorded
What does the name Quinn mean?
Quinn is an Irish surname, the English form of Ó Cuinn, 'descendant of Conn'. Conn was an old Irish personal name; Wiktionary glosses the surname 'descendant of the chief', and the word conn is also variously explained as 'chief', 'head' or 'sense, reason'. As a first name Quinn is a transferred surname, used for boys and, from the 1990s, also for girls; Wikipedia describes it as unisex.
Ó Cuinn (Irish, “descendant of Conn”)Conn (Old Irish, “personal name ('chief')”)
How sure is this? Probable. The surname origin is clear; the meaning of the old name Conn is given variously ('chief', 'head', 'sense').
Related names: Quin, Quinne, Conn.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Quinn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Quinn (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Quinn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #97 | #467 | 2,634 | 663 |
| 2020 | #84 | #439 | 3,078 | 676 |
| 2010 | #255 | #276 | 1,279 | 1,237 |
| 2000 | #770 | #311 | 297 | 937 |
| 1990 | #1,583 | #518 | 96 | 363 |
| 1980 | #1,258 | #582 | 104 | 218 |
| 1970 | #3,086 | #640 | 22 | 162 |
| 1960 | #5,570 | #924 | 7 | 67 |
| 1950 | — | #1,457 | — | 26 |
| 1940 | — | #2,287 | — | 11 |
| 1930 | — | #2,051 | — | 15 |
| 1920 | — | #2,574 | — | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Quinn, counting every spelling?
Quinn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #121 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #97 for Quinn on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,642 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn | 2,634 | #97 | 14,494 |
| Quynn | 8 | #11,688 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Quinn?
2,634 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Quinn (0.73 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Quinn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Quinn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Quinn?
About 52,100 people born in the US named Quinn are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Quinn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Quinn by state
How common Quinn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (5.7×), North Dakota (4.0×), South Dakota (3.9×), Maine (3.5×), Montana (3.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Quinn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Quinn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Quinn · Sibling names for Quinn
Quinn is also a nickname for Quentin and Quinton.
Questions about the name Quinn
What does Quinn mean?
Quinn means “descendant of Conn (surname)” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Quinn?
Quinn was the 97th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,634 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 73rd; the most babies were born in 2016 (3,649). Over the last ten years it has moved unchanged. More babies were named Quinn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Quinn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 81% girls, 19% boys given the name Quinn in the US.
Where is Quinn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Quinn was most common in Vermont (10.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Dakota and South Dakota.