# Quinn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/quinn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “descendant of chief” |
| Pronunciation | /kwɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 89,495 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 36,992 / 52,503 (59% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,414, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,692 | 188 |
| 2012 | 2,110 | 153 |
| 2013 | 2,653 | 119 |
| 2014 | 2,554 | 126 |
| 2015 | 3,095 | 97 |
| 2016 | 3,649 | 79 |
| 2017 | 3,597 | 76 |
| 2018 | 3,390 | 85 |
| 2019 | 3,208 | 83 |
| 2020 | 3,078 | 84 |
| 2021 | 3,201 | 81 |
| 2022 | 3,103 | 73 |
| 2023 | 2,856 | 86 |
| 2024 | 2,700 | 96 |
| 2025 | 2,634 | 97 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,130 | 296 |
| 2012 | 986 | 319 |
| 2013 | 883 | 356 |
| 2014 | 878 | 363 |
| 2015 | 949 | 354 |
| 2016 | 1,049 | 330 |
| 2017 | 908 | 363 |
| 2018 | 836 | 384 |
| 2019 | 780 | 400 |
| 2020 | 676 | 439 |
| 2021 | 765 | 407 |
| 2022 | 701 | 444 |
| 2023 | 686 | 452 |
| 2024 | 618 | 497 |
| 2025 | 663 | 467 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 46 | 804 |
| 2012 | 86 | 504 |
| 2013 | 91 | 460 |
| 2014 | 93 | 465 |
| 2015 | 105 | 421 |
| 2016 | 150 | 331 |
| 2017 | 182 | 271 |
| 2018 | 173 | 277 |
| 2019 | 172 | 285 |
| 2020 | 188 | 248 |
| 2021 | 210 | 238 |
| 2022 | 220 | 217 |
| 2023 | 192 | 236 |
| 2024 | 174 | 273 |
| 2025 | 175 | 263 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 104 | 381 |
| 2012 | 102 | 402 |
| 2013 | 111 | 366 |
| 2014 | 146 | 314 |
| 2015 | 160 | 293 |
| 2016 | 204 | 259 |
| 2017 | 219 | 245 |
| 2018 | 217 | 238 |
| 2019 | 168 | 286 |
| 2020 | 149 | 308 |
| 2021 | 175 | 263 |
| 2022 | 156 | 287 |
| 2023 | 120 | 351 |
| 2024 | 134 | 328 |
| 2025 | 159 | 283 |

## People named Quinn

- Quinn Cummings, American writer, inventor and former child actress (born 1967)
- Harley Quinn Smith, American actress and musician
- Quinn Hughes, American ice hockey player (born 1999)
- Quinn, Canadian soccer player (born 1995)
- Quinn Shephard, American actress, filmmaker and film editor (born 1995)
- Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach (born 1954)
- Quinn Cook, American basketball player (born 1993)
- Quinn Simmons, American cyclist (born 2001)
- Quinn Lord, Canadian actor (born 1999)
- Quinn Sullivan, American musician (born 1999)
- Quinn Sullivan, American soccer player (born 2004)
- Quinn Allman, American guitarist (born 1982)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.