Quinlan
44% girls · 56% boys
About Quinlan
Quinlan is an Irish surname name given to a few dozen baby girls in the US each year. With the success of Quinn as a girls' name, Quinlan and its variant spellings Quinlin and Quinlyn might follow behind.
Quinlan for girls#5670 US
A fitting choice for a fifth baby, since quin in Latin signifies five.
Quinlan for boys#3921 US
An Irish last-name-first-name that could make a child feel distinctive, while still having the regular guy nickname of Quinn. Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller spelled their son's name Quinlin.
Quinlan would make a fitting choice for a fifth baby, since quin in Latin signifies five.
Pronounced KWIN-lun.
As of October 2026, Quinlan ranked #5670 for girls and #3921 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3400 for girls in 2010 and #1176 for boys in 2006.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,338 | 56 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,474 | 51 |
| 2016 | #4,957 | 28 | #2,610 | 48 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,523 | 51 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,834 | 43 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,454 | 55 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #3,326 | 34 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,557 | 32 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,674 | 31 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,607 | 32 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,659 | 31 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,921 | 28 |
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