Given name
Quannah
“one who has a pleasant scent”
Quannah is a variant of Quanah. One Native American interpretation is “one who has a pleasant scent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quannah is a variant of Quanah. One Native American interpretation is “one who has a pleasant scent.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quannah is a variant of Quanah. An origin associated with Quanah is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Quannah’s family of names
Quannah has a related form in Quanah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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