Quin is a name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Conn”, variant of Quinn, from the Irish surname O Cuinn. Quinn comes from the Irish surname O Cuinn; Conn of the Hundred Battles is a legendary Irish high king.

Quin

Gender: Mostly boys
Say it: KWIN
Origin: Irish
UK rank, 2025: #4,301 for boys
US rank, 2025: #5,207 for boys

Quin is a name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Conn”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).

What does Quin mean?

Irish: variant of Quinn, from the Irish surname O Cuinn

“descendant of Conn”

Quinn comes from the Irish surname O Cuinn; Conn of the Hundred Battles is a legendary Irish high king.

Is Quin a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Quin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 14 girls and 18 boys in the US.

How popular is Quin in the UK?

Rank in 2025: 4,301st among boys
Babies in 2025: 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steady down 18% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Quin, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 boys.

Half of all the boys named Quin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 185 boys in the UK were given Quin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #287, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.

Quinn 181
Quin 4

In 2023, 22% of the babies named Quin in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 14 in 20232025

Quin in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	4	#4,301
2024	0	–
2023	14	#1,812
2022	8	#2,678
2021	6	#3,179
2020	9	#2,359
2019	5	#3,597
2018	8	#2,576
2017	9	#2,461
2016	12	#2,007
2015	5	#3,527
2014	6	#3,125
2013	4	#4,008
2012	5	#3,572
2011	0	–
2010	6	#3,092
2009	6	#2,970
2008	0	–
2007	3	#4,486
2006	7	#2,386
2005	5	#2,885
2004	1	#4,870
2003	0	–
2002	0	–
2001	1	#4,138
2000	1	#4,018
1999	0	–
1998	0	–
1997	0	–
1996	1	#3,776

How popular is Quin in the US?

Rank in 2025: 5,207th among boys
Babies in 2025: 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
Five-year trend: Falling down 32% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Quin, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918. 14 girls were also named Quin in 2025 (7,489th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Quin than any year since 1992.

Half of all the boys named Quin in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 681 boys in the US were given Quin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #458, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.

Quinn 663
Quin 18

In 2025, 44% of the babies named Quin in the US were girls.

1918Busiest: 65 in 20042025

Quin in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	18	#5,207
2024	24	#4,318
2023	31	#3,627
2022	37	#3,214
2021	36	#3,240
2020	29	#3,650
2019	41	#2,941
2018	37	#3,104
2017	38	#3,070
2016	35	#3,229
2015	36	#3,148
2014	39	#2,927
2013	28	#3,659
2012	40	#2,903
2011	51	#2,436
2010	40	#2,913
2009	52	#2,450
2008	38	#3,056
2007	55	#2,337
2006	59	#2,175
2005	40	#2,697
2004	65	#1,876
2003	64	#1,842
2002	38	#2,552
2001	48	#2,147
2000	40	#2,375
1999	29	#2,861
1998	23	#3,292
1997	33	#2,445
1996	37	#2,213
1995	25	#2,842
1994	22	#3,103
1993	24	#2,859
1992	10	#5,228
1991	20	#3,099
1990	14	#3,965
1989	32	#2,148
1988	13	#3,700
1987	7	#5,453
1986	8	#4,848
1985	10	#4,047
1984	5	#6,311
1983	8	#4,497
1982	10	#3,964
1981	8	#4,507
1980	16	#2,830
1979	9	#4,066
1978	16	#2,668
1977	11	#3,384
1976	8	#4,010
1975	0	–
1974	11	#3,118
1973	0	–
1972	0	–
1971	13	#2,685
1970	17	#2,212
1969	6	#3,934
1968	9	#2,906
1967	9	#2,759
1966	9	#2,783
1965	10	#2,615
1964	15	#2,113
1963	12	#2,413
1962	10	#2,671
1961	11	#2,536
1960	10	#2,683
1959	12	#2,413
1958	10	#2,640
1957	12	#2,374
1956	6	#3,533
1955	0	–
1954	10	#2,591
1953	0	–
1952	5	#3,731
1951	5	#3,712
1950	5	#3,678
1949	0	–
1948	0	–
1947	0	–
1946	0	–
1945	5	#3,337
1944	0	–
1943	0	–
1942	0	–
1941	5	#3,504
1940	5	#3,458
1939	0	–
1938	0	–
1937	0	–
1936	0	–
1935	0	–
1934	0	–
1933	0	–
1932	0	–
1931	6	#3,389
1930	0	–
1929	0	–
1928	8	#3,074
1927	0	–
1926	0	–
1925	0	–
1924	0	–
1923	0	–
1922	0	–
1921	0	–
1920	0	–
1919	0	–
1918	5	#4,178

Names like Quin

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Finn, Aiden, Ronan, Brody, Kayden, Conan, Kian, Keegan, Caelan, Brayden, Declan, Rowan

Other spellings of Quin

Quinn

Names related to Quin

Quiana, Quan, Quinne

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Quin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quin, updated 20 October 2026.