Given name & surname
Quina
“woman who is queenly”·“one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”
Quina 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
Quina 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
Quina is a variant of Quinn. An origin associated with Quinn is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68
- 0 boys · 68 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 12 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 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 153 as a first name in 2020; 228 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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