Quinlan

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #3,848 for boys in 2025, 28 births
Given to boys 77.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2006 · 144 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,561
since 1977

Quinlan over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #3,360, 2010peak #1,172, 2006girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422#3,84828
2024#11,1228#3,52432
2023#6,40918#3,56632
2022#8,54212#3,61731
2021#6,17419#3,49732
2020#7,96913#3,27434
2019#6,41418#2,42155
2018#6,01020#2,79643
2017#6,04420#2,49351
2016#4,85028#2,58748
2015#5,28825#2,45751
2014#5,16326#2,31756
2013#4,75529#2,18260
2012#4,04737#1,83280
2011#5,20726#1,67589
2010#3,36048#1,71389
2009#5,89123#1,80982
2008#5,01329#1,553103
2007#4,38034#1,287135
2006#4,68530#1,172144
2005#4,95826#1,343112
2004#4,70728#1,42599
2003#4,80426#1,296108
2002#5,25422#1,295104
2001#4,56426#1,307100
2000#5,15122#1,220110
1999#4,87022#1,194107
1998#5,79917#1,35986
1997#6,48314#1,43875
1996#7,57411#1,55264
1995#10,5147#1,70652
1994#7,60411#1,97742
1993#11,7806#2,34732
1992#10,4797#2,30332
1991#2,22732
1990#3,77915
1989#2,90221
1988#11,7985#4,45010
1987#3,20115
1986#4,8538
1985#3,59912
1984#3,92510
1983#4,9077
1982#4,5938
1981#6,2625
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First appearance
1977

The first year at least five boys were named Quinlan! It came in at #5,845, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1980–1981, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Quinlan is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedNHWashington: #655 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,191 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #566 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,395 boysMNIllinois: #863 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,699 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedMINew York: #1,093 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 10,954 boysNYMassachusetts: #537 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,701 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #956 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,750 boysPANew Jersey: #853 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,842 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,260 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 18,594 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedDEArizona: #850 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,062 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,038 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,898 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #986 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,918 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedHITexas: #1,710 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 26,618 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Quinlan, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#537 · 1 in 4,701
  2. Minnesota#566 · 1 in 4,395
  3. Washington#655 · 1 in 5,191
  4. Arizona#850 · 1 in 9,062
  5. New Jersey#853 · 1 in 7,842

Best ever in a state: #381 in Iowa, 2002.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#53771 in 4,701
Minnesota#56671 in 4,395
Washington#65571 in 5,191
Arizona#85051 in 9,062
New Jersey#85361 in 7,842
Illinois#863101 in 7,699
Pennsylvania#95661 in 10,750
Georgia#98671 in 8,918
North Carolina#1,03851 in 10,898
New York#1,093101 in 10,954
California#1,260141 in 18,594
Texas#1,71071 in 26,618
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Quinlan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 324 spots since 2024 (#3,524#3,848)
  • 574 spots since 2020 (#3,274#3,848)
  • 1,391 spots since 2015 (#2,457#3,848)
Rise & fade · boys
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1977
  • Peaked 2006 at #1,172 (144 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 14,273
  • Highest: 1 in 14,273 boys born in 2006 were named Quinlan (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 61,003 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 42.8% of all boys named Quinlan (1,097) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s20#4,157 (1978)#4,948
1980s96#2,902 (1989)#4,299
1990s537#1,194 (1999)#1,988
2000s1,097#1,172 (2006)#1,371
2010s622#1,675 (2011)#2,247
2020s189#3,274 (2020)#3,554

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Quinlan in 2006

girls
#4,685
30 births · 1 in 63,374 girls
boys
#1,172
144 births · 1 in 14,273 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #4,685Quinlan30

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #1,172Quinlan144
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 63,374 of them was named Quinlan, which outranked 76.6% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quinlan
  1. #4,576Tziporah31
  2. #4,576Uriah31
  3. #4,576Zakiah31
  4. #4,685Quinlan30
  5. #4,685Adalie30
  6. #4,685Agustina30
  7. #4,685Aisling30
  8. #4,811Aayla29
  9. #4,811Abegail29
  10. #4,811Adanna29

Tied with 125 names at #4,685; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. 8,571Bethzy#9,452#881
  2. 1,747Rihanna#2,278#531
  3. 965Yaretzi#1,803#838
  4. 921Betsy#1,668#747
  5. 612Evangeline#1,210#598
Fallers
  1. 2,134Mikalah#806#2,940
  2. 1,275Jolette#954#2,229
  3. 756Karol#818#1,574
  4. 446Litzy#388#834
  5. 305Devon#963#1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 14,273 of them was named Quinlan, which outranked 91.7% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quinlan
  1. #1,163Slade145
  2. #1,163Tegan145
  3. #1,163Westin145
  4. #1,172Quinlan144
  5. #1,172Aarav144
  6. #1,172Abdiel144
  7. #1,172Daveon144
  8. #1,178Carlton143
  9. #1,178Darrion143
  10. #1,178Harvey143

Tied with 5 names at #1,172; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. 792Bode#1,648#856
  2. 790Talen#1,691#901
  3. 677Kingston#1,603#926
  4. 634Imanol#1,619#985
  5. 590Yandel#1,266#676
Fallers
  1. 2,208Baby#945#3,153
  2. 609Kanye#892#1,501
  3. 442Amarion#628#1,070
  4. 308Omarion#420#728
  5. 224Johnpaul#739#963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006