Quinlan
Quinlan is an Irish surname and masucline given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Quinlan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quinlan is an Irish surname and masucline given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Quinlan
As a girl name
Quinlan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 48 Quinlans were born — ranking #3,360 that year. As of 2026, Quinlan ranks #8,887 for girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 733 Quinlans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Quinlan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 144 Quinlans were born — ranking #1,172 that year. As of 2026, Quinlan ranks #3,771 for boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 3K Quinlans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Quinlan
Quinlan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Quinlan's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,172. Use the chart and map above to compare Quinlan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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