Quinn
Quinn is a unisex given name, derived from an Irish surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Quinn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quinn is a unisex given name, derived from an Irish surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Quinn
As a girl name
American parents first put Quinn on the record books as a girl name in 1948, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 3,648 Quinns were born — ranking #79 that year. About 49% of every Quinn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Quinn ranks #93 for girls with 2,650 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 55K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Quinn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 1,340 births, good for #259 nationwide. About 30% of every Quinn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Quinn ranks #496 for boys with 622 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 38K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Quinn
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Quinn. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Quinn
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About the name Quinn
Quinn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 55K births in the dataset. Quinn's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #73. Use the chart and map above to compare Quinn'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.