Is Quinn a boy or girl name?
Quinn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,689 girls and 615 boys were named Quinn, so 81.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 57.8% of the 86,174 US babies named Quinn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #497
- Girl rank, 2024
- #96
- Babies named Quinn since 1915
- 86,174
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 4,697 babies
Boys and girls named Quinn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 145 | 5 | 3.3% |
| 1950s | 347 | 5 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 999 | 163 | 14% |
| 1970s | 1,547 | 326 | 17.4% |
| 1980s | 2,260 | 946 | 29.5% |
| 1990s | 6,580 | 1,820 | 21.7% |
| 2000s | 11,092 | 4,438 | 28.6% |
| 2010s | 9,635 | 27,224 | 73.9% |
| 2020s | 3,442 | 14,923 | 81.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 615 | #497 | 2,689 | #96 |
| 2023 | 686 | #452 | 2,853 | #86 |
| 2022 | 700 | #445 | 3,102 | #73 |
| 2021 | 765 | #406 | 3,201 | #81 |
| 2020 | 676 | #439 | 3,078 | #84 |
| 2019 | 780 | #400 | 3,208 | #83 |
| 2018 | 836 | #384 | 3,388 | #85 |
| 2017 | 907 | #363 | 3,597 | #76 |
| 2016 | 1,049 | #330 | 3,648 | #79 |
| 2015 | 949 | #354 | 3,095 | #97 |
| 2014 | 878 | #363 | 2,554 | #126 |
| 2013 | 883 | #356 | 2,653 | #119 |
| 2012 | 986 | #319 | 2,110 | #153 |
| 2011 | 1,130 | #296 | 1,692 | #188 |
| 2010 | 1,237 | #276 | 1,279 | #255 |
| 2009 | 1,340 | #259 | 630 | #488 |
| 2008 | 1,217 | #281 | 599 | #516 |
| 2007 | 1,320 | #264 | 523 | #576 |
| 2006 | 1,233 | #282 | 545 | #544 |
| 2005 | 1,085 | #304 | 407 | #682 |
| 2004 | 1,035 | #306 | 401 | #687 |
| 2003 | 1,073 | #290 | 394 | #671 |
| 2002 | 914 | #312 | 336 | #726 |
| 2001 | 938 | #305 | 306 | #775 |
| 2000 | 937 | #311 | 297 | #770 |
| 1999 | 991 | #291 | 334 | #681 |
| 1998 | 816 | #330 | 282 | #764 |
| 1997 | 909 | #300 | 206 | #963 |
| 1996 | 791 | #332 | 194 | #982 |
| 1995 | 605 | #385 | 201 | #943 |
| 1994 | 592 | #391 | 160 | #1,128 |
| 1993 | 550 | #420 | 131 | #1,296 |
| 1992 | 487 | #452 | 109 | #1,460 |
| 1991 | 476 | #451 | 107 | #1,480 |
| 1990 | 363 | #518 | 96 | #1,583 |
| 1989 | 361 | #502 | 78 | #1,747 |
| 1988 | 267 | #568 | 93 | #1,473 |
| 1987 | 269 | #555 | 82 | #1,552 |
| 1986 | 241 | #574 | 74 | #1,612 |
| 1985 | 172 | #680 | 80 | #1,532 |
| 1984 | 179 | #645 | 101 | #1,264 |
| 1983 | 176 | #646 | 96 | #1,283 |
| 1982 | 190 | #630 | 141 | #1,037 |
| 1981 | 187 | #627 | 97 | #1,312 |
| 1980 | 218 | #582 | 104 | #1,258 |
| 1979 | 217 | #580 | 146 | #982 |
| 1978 | 164 | #656 | 66 | #1,626 |
| 1977 | 147 | #704 | 8 | #7,365 |
| 1976 | 141 | #699 | 22 | #3,257 |
| 1975 | 153 | #667 | 16 | #4,084 |
| 1974 | 162 | #633 | 11 | #5,254 |
| 1973 | 136 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 117 | #734 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1971 | 148 | #682 | 23 | #3,037 |
| 1970 | 162 | #640 | 22 | #3,086 |
| 1969 | 115 | #730 | 23 | #2,819 |
| 1968 | 115 | #704 | 22 | #2,770 |
| 1967 | 135 | #642 | 17 | #3,178 |
| 1966 | 110 | #709 | 24 | #2,504 |
| 1965 | 105 | #730 | 17 | #3,124 |
| 1964 | 120 | #708 | 14 | #3,648 |
| 1963 | 100 | #766 | 21 | #2,759 |
| 1962 | 65 | #944 | 6 | #6,389 |
| 1961 | 67 | #937 | 12 | #3,951 |
| 1960 | 67 | #924 | 7 | #5,570 |
| 1959 | 56 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 57 | #1,008 | 5 | #6,804 |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,597 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,809 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,440 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,392 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Quinn reached #259 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #73 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Quinn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.