How Many People Are Named Quinn?
An estimated 84,518 people in the United States have the first name Quinn. It is used for both genders, with 57.8% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Quinn peaked in popularity in 2016 with 4,697 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quinn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Quinn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Quinn has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
- Quinn is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Quinn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
84,518
About 1 in 4,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
57.8% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2016
4,697 births
Total Registered
86,174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quinn
Quinn is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (42.2%) and females (57.8%). Out of 86,174 total births registered, 36,324 were male and 49,850 were female.
Quinn as a male name
Ranked #497 in 2024
615 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (1,340 births)
Quinn as a female name
Ranked #96 in 2024
2,689 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (3,648 births)
Quinn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quinn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 36,859 babies were registered. While Quinn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Quinn by Decade
How has Quinn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Quinn by State
Birth registrations for Quinn span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Mississippi, West Virginia. On average, about 1,583 Quinns were registered per state.
Quinn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quinn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quinn
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quinn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quinn?
We estimate approximately 84,518 people named Quinn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Quinn a common name?
Quinn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86,174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quinn most popular?
Quinn reached peak popularity in 2016, when 4,697 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quinn is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quinn a female name?
Quinn is predominantly female. 57.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quinn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quinn Smith, Quinn Johnson, Quinn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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