Given name & surname
Quin
“woman who is queenly”·“one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”
Quin is a variant of Quinn. Interpretations include “woman who is queenly” (German) and “one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quin is a variant of Quinn. Interpretations include “woman who is queenly” (German) and “one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quin is a variant of Quinn. An origin associated with Quinn is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Quin as a surname is an affectionate form of Jacques.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,284
- 1,698 boys · 586 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #5,344 for boys · #7,807 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 61% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,344 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 65 in 2004. It also appeared in 14 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,739 as a first name in 2020; 1,379 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.
Quin’s family of names
In English usage, Quin as a surname is an affectionate form of Jacques. In French usage, Quin as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Kin. Quin has a related form in Quinn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Quin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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