Fun Facts About the Name Quinn
- A newer favorite: Quinn first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2015 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 11 consecutive years.
- More than 89 thousand babies named Quinn: U.S. records list 89,471 babies given the name Quinn from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 36,987 boys received the name Quinn.
What Does the Name Quinn Mean?
Quinn is an anglicized Irish name meaning "descendant of Conn." It comes from the Gaelic Irish surname Ó Cuinn, a patronymic formed from the personal name Conn. The Ó element means "descendant" or "grandson," so Ó Cuinn literally identifies a person as a descendant of a man named Conn. The related form Mac Cuinn means "son of Conn." Conn itself is usually traced to Old Irish conn, commonly explained as "head" or "chief"; some sources also give the sense "sense" or "reason." The surname form does not literally mean "wise," though that idea is sometimes attached to Conn's etymology. Quinn is used as both a male and a female given name in English-speaking countries.
Quinn Name History & Origins
Quinn began as an Irish surname. In Gaelic Ireland, hereditary surnames formed from patronymics: Ó Cuinn ("descendant of Conn") and Mac Cuinn ("son of Conn") were borne by families in different parts of the country. The personal name Conn is old in Irish tradition; the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach, or Conn of the Hundred Battles, is one of its best-known bearers. The surname was anglicized in forms such as Quinn, O'Quinn, and McQuinn. Quinn later entered given-name use in the English-speaking world through the general fashion for using surnames as first names. It has been used for both boys and girls.
How Popular is the Name Quinn?
Quinn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #73 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #97 | 2,634 | 0.1639% |
| 2024 | #96 | 2,689 | 0.1667% |
| 2023 | #86 | 2,853 | 0.1780% |
| 2022 | #73 | 3,102 | 0.1893% |
| 2021 | #81 | 3,201 | 0.1952% |
| 2020 | #84 | 3,078 | 0.1905% |
| 2019 | #83 | 3,208 | 0.1912% |
| 2018 | #85 | 3,388 | 0.1992% |
| 2017 | #76 | 3,597 | 0.2084% |
| 2016 | #79 | 3,648 | 0.2059% |
| 2015 | #97 | 3,095 | 0.1734% |
| 2014 | #126 | 2,554 | 0.1430% |
| 2013 | #119 | 2,653 | 0.1512% |
| 2012 | #153 | 2,110 | 0.1198% |
| 2011 | #188 | 1,692 | 0.0962% |
| 2010 | #255 | 1,279 | 0.0720% |
| 2009 | #488 | 630 | 0.0343% |
| 2008 | #516 | 599 | 0.0317% |
| 2007 | #576 | 523 | 0.0272% |
| 2006 | #544 | 545 | 0.0287% |
| 2005 | #682 | 407 | 0.0220% |
| 2004 | #687 | 401 | 0.0218% |
| 2003 | #671 | 394 | 0.0216% |
| 2002 | #726 | 336 | 0.0187% |
| 2001 | #775 | 306 | 0.0170% |
| 2000 | #770 | 297 | 0.0164% |
| 1999 | #681 | 334 | 0.0188% |
| 1998 | #764 | 282 | 0.0160% |
| 1997 | #963 | 206 | 0.0118% |
| 1996 | #982 | 194 | 0.0111% |
| 1995 | #943 | 201 | 0.0114% |
| 1994 | #1,128 | 160 | 0.0090% |
| 1993 | #1,296 | 131 | 0.0072% |
| 1992 | #1,460 | 109 | 0.0059% |
| 1991 | #1,480 | 107 | 0.0057% |
| 1990 | #1,583 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 1989 | #1,747 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 1988 | #1,473 | 93 | 0.0052% |
| 1987 | #1,552 | 82 | 0.0047% |
| 1986 | #1,612 | 74 | 0.0043% |
| 1985 | #1,532 | 80 | 0.0046% |
| 1984 | #1,264 | 101 | 0.0060% |
| 1983 | #1,283 | 96 | 0.0057% |
| 1982 | #1,037 | 141 | 0.0083% |
| 1981 | #1,312 | 97 | 0.0058% |
| 1980 | #1,258 | 104 | 0.0063% |
| 1979 | #982 | 146 | 0.0091% |
| 1978 | #1,626 | 66 | 0.0043% |
| 1977 | #7,365 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,257 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #4,084 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #5,254 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #4,719 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #3,037 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #3,086 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #2,819 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1968 | #2,770 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1967 | #3,178 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,504 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1965 | #3,124 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #3,648 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,759 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1962 | #6,389 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,951 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #5,570 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,804 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1948 | #5,843 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #467 | 663 | 0.0388% |
| 2024 | #497 | 615 | 0.0359% |
| 2023 | #452 | 686 | 0.0402% |
| 2022 | #445 | 700 | 0.0401% |
| 2021 | #406 | 765 | 0.0438% |
| 2020 | #439 | 676 | 0.0392% |
| 2019 | #400 | 780 | 0.0435% |
| 2018 | #384 | 836 | 0.0460% |
| 2017 | #363 | 907 | 0.0490% |
| 2016 | #330 | 1,049 | 0.0553% |
| 2015 | #354 | 949 | 0.0495% |
| 2014 | #363 | 878 | 0.0457% |
| 2013 | #356 | 883 | 0.0467% |
| 2012 | #319 | 986 | 0.0520% |
| 2011 | #296 | 1,130 | 0.0595% |
| 2010 | #276 | 1,237 | 0.0645% |
| 2009 | #259 | 1,340 | 0.0676% |
| 2008 | #281 | 1,217 | 0.0597% |
| 2007 | #264 | 1,320 | 0.0636% |
| 2006 | #282 | 1,233 | 0.0600% |
| 2005 | #304 | 1,085 | 0.0543% |
| 2004 | #306 | 1,035 | 0.0521% |
| 2003 | #290 | 1,073 | 0.0543% |
| 2002 | #312 | 914 | 0.0471% |
| 2001 | #305 | 938 | 0.0483% |
| 2000 | #311 | 937 | 0.0477% |
| 1999 | #291 | 991 | 0.0516% |
| 1998 | #330 | 816 | 0.0427% |
| 1997 | #300 | 909 | 0.0482% |
| 1996 | #332 | 791 | 0.0418% |
| 1995 | #385 | 605 | 0.0318% |
| 1994 | #391 | 592 | 0.0306% |
| 1993 | #420 | 550 | 0.0280% |
| 1992 | #452 | 487 | 0.0244% |
| 1991 | #451 | 476 | 0.0236% |
| 1990 | #518 | 363 | 0.0177% |
| 1989 | #502 | 361 | 0.0180% |
| 1988 | #568 | 267 | 0.0139% |
| 1987 | #555 | 269 | 0.0144% |
| 1986 | #574 | 241 | 0.0131% |
| 1985 | #680 | 172 | 0.0093% |
| 1984 | #645 | 179 | 0.0099% |
| 1983 | #646 | 176 | 0.0098% |
| 1982 | #630 | 190 | 0.0105% |
| 1981 | #627 | 187 | 0.0104% |
| 1980 | #582 | 218 | 0.0122% |
| 1979 | #580 | 217 | 0.0126% |
| 1978 | #656 | 164 | 0.0100% |
| 1977 | #704 | 147 | 0.0089% |
| 1976 | #699 | 141 | 0.0090% |
| 1975 | #667 | 153 | 0.0098% |
| 1974 | #633 | 162 | 0.0103% |
| 1973 | #686 | 136 | 0.0087% |
| 1972 | #734 | 117 | 0.0072% |
| 1971 | #682 | 148 | 0.0084% |
| 1970 | #640 | 162 | 0.0087% |
| 1969 | #730 | 115 | 0.0064% |
| 1968 | #704 | 115 | 0.0066% |
| 1967 | #642 | 135 | 0.0077% |
| 1966 | #709 | 110 | 0.0062% |
| 1965 | #730 | 105 | 0.0056% |
| 1964 | #708 | 120 | 0.0060% |
| 1963 | #766 | 100 | 0.0049% |
| 1962 | #944 | 65 | 0.0031% |
| 1961 | #937 | 67 | 0.0032% |
| 1960 | #924 | 67 | 0.0031% |
| 1959 | #1,030 | 56 | 0.0026% |
| 1958 | #1,157 | 45 | 0.0021% |
| 1957 | #1,008 | 57 | 0.0026% |
| 1956 | #1,183 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 1955 | #1,447 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1954 | #1,519 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1953 | #1,667 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #1,924 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,449 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1950 | #1,457 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1949 | #2,310 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #1,597 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1947 | #1,544 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #2,120 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #1,995 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,594 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,374 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #1,665 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1941 | #2,304 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,287 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,770 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,809 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #2,440 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #2,267 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #1,746 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1934 | #2,904 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #3,215 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #2,071 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #2,606 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #2,051 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #2,432 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1928 | #2,134 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #3,380 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #4,087 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,096 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,205 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #3,118 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,604 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1921 | #1,813 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1920 | #2,574 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,480 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,504 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #2,392 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1916 | #2,235 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1915 | #3,009 | 8 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Quinn Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a fine mind, and you like to talk. A relationship with unknown forces gives you secret strength and an air of mystery. You are deep. You seems to know what people think. You are diplomatic and know how to keep secrets. You attract money. You can be very unusual in habits and interests. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
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