Quinn

Where Quinn comes from

The surname is borrowed from Irish Ó Coinn (“descendant of Chief”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Quinn
  • 1 syllable
Quinn through the years
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #5,243 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Quinn Cummings born
    American writer, inventor and former child actress
  3. 1999
    Quinn Hughes born
    American ice hockey player
  4. 2010
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  5. 2022
    Peak, #73
    3,103 babies named Quinn, its best rank.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage.
  • A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
Namesakes
  • Quinn Cummings · American writer, inventor and former child actress, born 1967
  • Quinn Hughes · American ice hockey player, born 1999
  • Quinn · Canadian soccer player, born 1995
  • Quinn Shephard · American actress, filmmaker and film editor, born 1995
  • Quinn Buckner · American basketball player and coach, born 1954

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.