Girl or boy · Irish Gaelic
Quinn
Say it: KWIN
Meaning
From the Irish surname Ó Cuinn 'descendant of Conn', a personal name variously explained as 'chief' or 'sense, reason'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Once mainly a boys' name, it has been used more for American girls since the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 71,487 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 485 girls
- 3,727 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Quin
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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