Quinn

Irish

"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"

Quinn Origin and Meaning

The name Quinn is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence".

Quinn is an engaging Celtic surname that is still on the rise for girls but beginning to flag for boys. As a female name, Quinn is in the Top 100, used for over 3000 baby girls last year, but toward the bottom of the Top 500 for boys, given to 700 baby boys.

Pop culture was an important influence on Quinn's popularity for both genders. Quinn started leaning decidedly toward the feminine thanks to a female cheerleader character on the television show Glee. For boys, Quinn's popularity was influenced by "The Mighty Quinn," the name of a movie, a band, and a Bob Dylan song.

Sharon Stone has a son named Quinn. Other ideas for boyish names like Quinn: Quinton, Quincy, Finn.

Quinn Rank in US Top 1000

# 452 in the US

Quinn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 144 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Quinn

• 452 US 2023
• 144 Nameberry 2025
• 559 Future 2028
• 354 England 2023
• 77 New Zealand 2022
• 76 Netherlands 2021

20 Names Similar to Quinn

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Quinn.

• Flynn
• Griffin
• Avery
• Knox
• Bodhi
• Beau
• Emerson
• Rory
• Archer
• Finley
• Reed
• Remy
• Lincoln
• Lennox
• Lennon
• Maddox
• Sawyer
• Wyatt
• Tate
• Ari

Famous People Named Quinn

• Quinn Allman American guitarist of band The Used
• (William) Quinn Buckner American basketball player
• Quinn Carpenter American ice dancer
• Quinn Ojinnaka American NFL football player
• Quinn Marcus Johnson American NFL football player
• Quinn Martin (born Irwin Martin Cohn) American TV producer
• Quinn Dilley one of the first set of surviving sextuplets in the U.S.
• Quinn Roux South African rugby union player
• Quinn Kelly Stone (adopted 2006) son of actress Sharon Stone
• Quinn Wilson son of actress Irene Bedard and Deni Wilson
• Quinn Hawkins son of actress Patricia Quinn and Don Hawkins
• Quinn Edgar Harrison son of actors Randi Oakes and Gregory Harrison
• Quinn Topper Marcus (b. 2007) son of actors Kipp Marcus and Alice Dylan

The name Quinn in Pop Culture

• Quinn Giather character in Michael Grant's "Gone" series
• Quinn Abercromby main character in film "Reign of Fire"
• (Peter) Quinn character on TV's "Homeland"
• Quinn R. Mallory character on TV's "Sliders"
• Tarquin "Quinn" Blackwood character in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
• Quinn the Eskimo mentioned in "The Mighty Quinn," song by Bob Dylan
• Mayor Quinn Maddox a character on MTV's "Scream," also Brooke Maddox's father
• Quinn character in JR Ward's Blackdagger Brotherhood vampire book series