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Quinn

Irish
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
Brynn McKeon
By Brynn McKeon
Updated Wed Apr 23 2025

Quinn Origin and Meaning

The name Quinn is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence".

Quinn is an engaging Celtic surname that is still on the rise for girls but beginning to flag for boys. As a female name, Quinn is in the Top 100, used for over 3000 baby girls last year, but toward the bottom of the Top 500 for boys, given to 700 baby boys.

Pop culture was an important influence on Quinn's popularity for both genders. Quinn started leaning decidedly toward the feminine thanks to a female cheerleader character on the television show Glee. For boys, Quinn's popularity was influenced by "The Mighty Quinn," the name of a movie, a band, and a Bob Dylan song.

Sharon Stone has a son named Quinn. Other ideas for boyish names like Quinn: Quinton, Quincy, Finn.

# 452 in the US

Quinn Rank in US Top 1000

# 144 on Nameberry

Quinn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Quinn

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Famous People Named Quinn

  • Quinn Allman
    American guitarist of band The Used
  • (William) Quinn Buckner
    American basketball player
  • Quinn Carpenter
    American ice dancer
  • Quinn Ojinnaka
    American NFL football player
  • Quinn Marcus Johnson
    American NFL football player
  • Quinn Martin (born Irwin Martin Cohn)
    American TV producer
  • Quinn Dilley
    one of the first set of surviving sextuplets in the U.S.
  • Quinn Roux
    South African rugby union player
  • Quinn Kelly Stone (adopted 2006)
    son of actress Sharon Stone
  • Quinn Wilson
    son of actress Irene Bedard and Deni Wilson
  • Quinn Hawkins
    son of actress Patricia Quinn and Don Hawkins
  • Quinn Edgar Harrison
    son of actors Randi Oakes and Gregory Harrison
  • Quinn Topper Marcus (b. 2007)
    son of actors Kipp Marcus and Alice Dylan

The name Quinn in Pop Culture

  • Quinn Giather
    character in Michael Grant's "Gone" series
  • Quinn Abercromby
    main character in film "Reign of Fire"
  • (Peter) Quinn
    character on TV's "Homeland"
  • Quinn R. Mallory
    character on TV's "Sliders"
  • Tarquin "Quinn" Blackwood
    character in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
  • Quinn the Eskimo
    mentioned in "The Mighty Quinn," song by Bob Dylan
  • Mayor Quinn Maddox
    a character on MTV's "Scream," also Brooke Maddox's father
  • Quinn
    character in JR Ward's Blackdagger Brotherhood vampire book series

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