Quinlan
Boy · KWIN-lun · Irish
Quinlan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
Where does Quinlan come from?
Irish: Irish surname O Caoinnealain
- Say it
- KWIN-lun
Is Quinlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Quinlan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 22 girls and 28 boys in the US.
How popular is Quinlan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Quinlan, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Quinlan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Quinlan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Quinlan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Quinlan, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 144 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977. 22 girls were also named Quinlan in 2025 (5,553rd for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Quinlan than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Quinlan in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 18% of the babies named Quinlan in the US in 1992, and 44% in 2025.
Quinlan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,181 |
| 2012 | 80 | #1,831 |
| 2011 | 89 | #1,675 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,713 |
| 2009 | 82 | #1,808 |
| 2008 | 103 | #1,553 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,287 |
| 2006 | 144 | #1,172 |
| 2005 | 112 | #1,342 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,423 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,295 |
| 2002 | 104 | #1,292 |
| 2001 | 100 | #1,303 |
| 2000 | 110 | #1,218 |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,192 |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,356 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,435 |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,549 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,701 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Nicknames for Quinlan
- Quin 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Quinlan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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