Quinn

“Descendant of a chief” — Irish origin

Boy's name · #467 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Quinn's best rank, #259, came in 2009; it has settled back to #467 today. Roughly 37,000 boys have been named Quinn since 1915. It is also an American family name — about 77,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 81% of babies named Quinn in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 570 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Quinns

Quinn Hughes — American ice hockey player (born 1999)
Quinn — Canadian soccer player (born 1995)
Quinn Buckner — American basketball player and coach (born 1954)
Quinn Cook — American basketball player (born 1993)
Quinn Simmons — American cyclist (born 2001)

In stories & tradition

Quinn Mallory — Sliders
Quinn Fuller — The Bold and the Beautiful
Quinn — Herbie Goes Bananas

What Quinns become

Among 173 notable people named Quinn:

Sports figures appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Quinn Hughes, American ice hockey player (born 1999).

Similar names: Donovan · King · Kendrick · Keegan · Collin · Keenan

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