Quinn
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About Quinn
Quinn is one of the most popular Irish unisex surnames out there, a strong and attractive choice on the rise for girls but still popular for boys. A recent year saw it used for nearly 2690 girls along with 615 boys in the US, meaning its split 80:20 across the sexes.
Not to be confused with Quincey, Quint, or Quinton, which related to the number five, Quinn is the Anglicized version of the Irish patronymic surname Ó Cuinn, meaning "descendent of Conn." Conn has two possible derivations—the Old Irish cond, meaning "intellect," or cenn, meaning "chief." One of the most notable Quinn clans was from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
Quinn started taking off for girls in the mid-90s, possibly influenced by the popular show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Since then, there have been female Quinns on the animated MTV show Daria, on Zoey 101, and — most prominently — on Glee, featuring cute blond cheerleader character Quinn Fabray.
Some other, more unusual names with the Q-factor: Quincy, Quintina, Quintana, Quinta, Quilla — and, on a different note, Queenie.
While Quinn leans feminine in the US, Scotland, and Canada, it is far more neutral in England and Wales (split 60:40 towards girls), while in the Netherlands, it is used for boys 85% of the time.
As of October 2026, Quinn ranked #97 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #73 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #44.
Editor's take: The name Quinn is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #126 | 2,554 | 1,429.7 |
| 2015 | #97 | 3,095 | 1,733.8 |
| 2016 | #79 | 3,648 | 2,058.7 |
| 2017 | #76 | 3,597 | 2,083.5 |
| 2018 | #85 | 3,388 | 1,991.7 |
| 2019 | #83 | 3,208 | 1,911.4 |
| 2020 | #84 | 3,078 | 1,904.1 |
| 2021 | #81 | 3,201 | 1,950.8 |
| 2022 | #73 | 3,102 | 1,891.3 |
| 2023 | #86 | 2,853 | 1,778 |
| 2024 | #96 | 2,689 | 1,659.7 |
| 2025 | #97 | 2,634 | 1,638.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Quinns
- Quinn Louise Cummings
American actress
- Quinn Norton
American journalist, photographer and blogger
- Quinn Shephard
American actress
- Quinn Kay Culkin
sister of American actor Macaulay Culkin
- Quinn Patricia Biggio
daughter of baseball player Craig Biggio
- Quinn Elsa Darby (b. 2005)
daughter of footballer Steve Darby
- (Frances) Quinn Hunter (b. 2008)
daughter of politician John Edwards and Rielle Hunter
- Quinn Ann Kenney (b. 2010)
daughter of pro wrestler Simon Diamond
- Quinn Elle Bradley (b. 2014)
daughter of soccer player Michael Bradley
- Quinn Palmer Every (b. 2014)
daughter of golfer Matt Every
- Quinn Murphy (b. 2015)
daughter of baseball player Daniel Murphy
- Quinn Lily Wolfeld
Gosk (b. 2015), daughter of TV journalists Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk
- Quinn Sophie Arnold (b. 2015)
daughter of actor Tom Arnold
Quinn in pop culture
- (Lucy) Quinn Fabray
character on Fox's "Glee"
- Quinn Alexandra James Evans
character on The CW's "One Tree Hill"
- Quinn Pensky
character on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101"
- Quinn Morgendorffer
sister of Daria on MTV's "Daria"
- Quinn Garvey
minor character on "How I Met Your Mother"
- Quinn Fuller
character on CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful"
- Quinn Perkins
character on ABC's "Scandal"
- Quinn
orphan character in the movie "Santa Paws"
- Harley Quinn
character in the Batman series