Quinn
Say it: KWIN/kwɪn/
Girl and boyMeans descendant of Conn5 letters1 syllable
#173
in Ireland (2025)
#176 with spellings combined
27
babies in 2025
#176
best rank (2025)
227
babies since 2012
Up 130
10-year rank change
Quinn through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #176 | 4 | #642 |
| 2024 | 21 | #212 | 9 | #379 |
| 2023 | 25 | #185 | 10 | #351 |
| 2022 | 24 | #196 | 16 | #277 |
| 2021 | 21 | #226 | 8 | #400 |
| 2020 | 15 | #275 | 11 | #350 |
| 2019 | 18 | #261 | 10 | #357 |
| 2018 | 12 | #358 | 12 | #324 |
| 2017 | 18 | #260 | 14 | #305 |
| 2016 | 11 | #392 | 15 | #298 |
| 2015 | 16 | #306 | 15 | #294 |
| 2014 | 8 | #500 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 5 | #664 | 3 | #712 |
| 2012 | 6 | #613 | 6 | #500 |
| 2011 | - | - | 3 | #730 |
| 2010 | - | - | 3 | #720 |
| 2009 | - | - | 3 | #701 |
| 2008 | - | - | 5 | #529 |
| 2007 | - | - | 4 | #527 |
| 2004 | - | - | 3 | #506 |
| 2002 | - | - | 3 | #451 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Quinn mean?
Descendant of Conn
From the Irish surname Ó Cuinn, "descendant of Conn".
Say it right
KWIN
The story of Quinn
Quinn began as a surname. It is the English form of the Irish Ó Cuinn or Mac Cuinn, meaning “descendant of Conn”, after an ancestor called Conn.
As a first name it was first used for boys, and girls have taken it up occasionally since the 1990s. Today it counts as a name for either sex.
Irish boys got there first: Quinn first reached three boys in a year in 2002, and had its best year for boys in 2022, when 16 were given it. Girls followed in 2012 and have since overtaken the boys. In 2025, 27 girls were named Quinn, the most so far, against 4 boys. In Northern Ireland its best place for girls was number 134 in 2020.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Quinn (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Quinn (given name)
- Wikipedia: Quinn (surname)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Quinn | 27 | 227 |
In Northern Ireland
#177 in 2025 with 10 babies. Best rank #134 (2020); 148 babies since 2011.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Quinn is also given to boys: 161 since 2002, 4 in 2025.