Quinn

Meaning: Descendant of Conn, a name meaning chief
Origin: Irish surname

Girl's name · #97 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

81% girls · 19% boys — Quinn is also given to boys: 663 in 2025, about 19% in recent years. Quinn →

Popularity over time

Quinn is near its high-water mark: it reached #73 in 2022 and still ranked #97 in 2025. About 53,000 girls have carried it since 1948.

Glee introduced the cheerleader Quinn Fabray in 2009. US births of Quinn for girls rose from 630 that year to 1,279 in 2010.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#79 in Scotland (2025) · #87 in New Zealand (2025) · #90 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #93 in Canada (2025) · #173 in Ireland (2025) · #177 in N. Ireland (2025) · #263 in England & Wales (2025) · #440 in Netherlands (2025) · #653 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,148 in Belgium (2025) · #3,270 in Austria (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Quinns

Quinn Cummings — American writer, inventor and former child actress (born 1967)
Quinn Shephard — American actress, filmmaker and film editor (born 1995)
Quinn — Canadian footballer (born 1995)
Quinn Norton — American journalist (born 1973)
Quinn McColgan — American actress (born 2002)

In stories & tradition

Quinn Fabray — Fictional character from the Fox series Glee
Quinn Perkins — Character on American television series Scandal
Quinn James^it — One Tree Hill (TV series)

What Quinns become

Among 173 notable people named Quinn:

Sports figures appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Quinn, Canadian footballer (born 1995).

Similar names: Paisley · Kinsley · Kennedy · Brynn · Keira · Kinley

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