Quinn
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Quinn is a name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Conn”. In 2025 it ranked 221st for girls in the UK (238 babies) and 97th for girls in the US (2,634 babies).
What does Quinn mean?
Irish: from the surname Ó Cuinn
“descendant of Conn”
From the Irish surname Ó Cuinn; Conn was a common early Irish personal name.
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Is Quinn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Quinn has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 238 girls and 181 boys in the UK and 2,634 girls and 663 boys in the US.
How popular is Quinn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #221among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 238about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 238 girls in the UK were named Quinn, making it the 221st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 211th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 284 girls. 181 boys were also named Quinn in 2025 (285th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Quinn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1996, 25% of the babies named Quinn in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 57%, with more girls than boys since 2019.
Among girls in 2025, it was 263rd in England and Wales, 79th in Scotland and 177th in Northern Ireland.
Quinn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 238 | #221 |
| 2024 | 222 | #235 |
| 2023 | 251 | #211 |
| 2022 | 284 | #199 |
| 2021 | 282 | #199 |
| 2020 | 255 | #211 |
| 2019 | 214 | #249 |
| 2018 | 233 | #239 |
| 2017 | 237 | #237 |
| 2016 | 217 | #264 |
| 2015 | 153 | #336 |
| 2014 | 118 | #416 |
| 2013 | 114 | #416 |
| 2012 | 134 | #392 |
| 2011 | 67 | #654 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,167 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 2 | #5,117 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Quinn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #97among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,634about 1 in 610 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,634 girls in the US were named Quinn, making it the 97th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 84th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 3,649 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948. 663 boys were also named Quinn in 2025 (466th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Quinn than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Quinn in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1957, 8% of the babies named Quinn in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 80%, with more girls than boys since 2010.
Quinn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,634 | #97 |
| 2024 | 2,700 | #96 |
| 2023 | 2,856 | #86 |
| 2022 | 3,103 | #73 |
| 2021 | 3,201 | #81 |
| 2020 | 3,078 | #84 |
| 2019 | 3,208 | #83 |
| 2018 | 3,390 | #85 |
| 2017 | 3,597 | #76 |
| 2016 | 3,649 | #79 |
| 2015 | 3,095 | #97 |
| 2014 | 2,554 | #126 |
| 2013 | 2,653 | #119 |
| 2012 | 2,110 | #153 |
| 2011 | 1,692 | #187 |
| 2010 | 1,279 | #254 |
| 2009 | 630 | #488 |
| 2008 | 599 | #515 |
| 2007 | 523 | #576 |
| 2006 | 546 | #543 |
| 2005 | 407 | #682 |
| 2004 | 401 | #686 |
| 2003 | 394 | #670 |
| 2002 | 336 | #725 |
| 2001 | 306 | #772 |
| 2000 | 297 | #768 |
| 1999 | 334 | #679 |
| 1998 | 282 | #762 |
| 1997 | 206 | #955 |
| 1996 | 194 | #978 |
| 1995 | 201 | #937 |
| 1994 | 160 | #1,122 |
| 1993 | 131 | #1,288 |
| 1992 | 109 | #1,449 |
| 1991 | 108 | #1,459 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,574 |
| 1989 | 78 | #1,729 |
| 1988 | 93 | #1,464 |
| 1987 | 82 | #1,544 |
| 1986 | 74 | #1,601 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,522 |
| 1984 | 101 | #1,260 |
| 1983 | 95 | #1,283 |
| 1982 | 141 | #1,032 |
| 1981 | 97 | #1,304 |
| 1980 | 104 | #1,250 |
| 1979 | 146 | #981 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,614 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 |
| 1970 | 22 | #3,030 |
| 1969 | 23 | #2,768 |
| 1968 | 22 | #2,708 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 24 | #2,452 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1963 | 21 | #2,703 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
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