Given name & surname · also German
Quinn
“woman who is queenly”·“one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”
Quinn is used as a given name and a surname. 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
Interpretations include “woman who is queenly” (German) and “one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quinn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89,495
- 36,992 boys · 52,503 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 4,698 babies
- 2025
- 3,297
- #97 for girls · #467 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 20% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,634 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 97 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,649 in 2016. It also appeared in 663 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (223). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 66,536 as a first name in 2020; 75,251 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.
Quinn’s family of names
In English usage, Quinn as a surname has a nickname in QUINNY. Quinn has a related form in Quin. Quinn has a related form in Quinne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Quinvariant · English
- Quynnvariant
- Quinnellvariant
- Quinnevariant
- Quinnavariant
- Quinavariant
- Quinnynickname · English
- Qwinnevariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Quinn
- Quinn CummingsAmerican writer, inventor and former child actress (born 1967)
- Quinn HughesAmerican ice hockey player (born 1999)
- QuinnCanadian soccer player (born 1995)
- Quinn BucknerAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1954)
- Quinn ShephardAmerican actress, filmmaker and film editor (born 1995)
- Quinn CookAmerican basketball player (born 1993)
- Quinn SimmonsAmerican cyclist (born 2001)
- MooseAmerican professional wrestler and football player (born 1984)
- Quinn LordCanadian actor (born 1999)
Characters named Quinn: Quinn Fabray (the television series Glee).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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