Given name & surname
Quinlin
“one who is slender and very strong”·“a strong and healthy man”
Quinlin is a variant of Quinlan. Interpretations include “one who is slender and very strong” and “a strong and healthy man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quinlin is a variant of Quinlan. Interpretations include “one who is slender and very strong” and “a strong and healthy man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quinlin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 205
- 200 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 14 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 boys is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 258 as a first name in 2020; 436 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.
Quinlin’s family of names
Quinlin has a related form in Quinlan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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