Given name & surname
Quillen
“resembling a cub”
Quillen is a variant of Quillan. One interpretation is “resembling a cub.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quillen is a variant of Quillan. One interpretation is “resembling a cub.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quillen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 73 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,755 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,755 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 as a first name in 2020; 5,226 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Quillen’s family of names
Quillen has a related form in Quillan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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