US rank #4581 Unisex name Peak 2004 1,678 births

Quin — #4581 US boys' name

1,678 babies named Quin in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s81930s61940s151950s651960s1011970s851980s1171990s2372000s4992010s3852020s155
#4581
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Quin was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

65 babies were named Quin in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,678 babies named Quin between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quin currently holds the #4581 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 65 babies received it in a single year. Quin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 572 additional births since 1967.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 499 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Quin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Quin in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,678 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Quin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,678

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2004

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,581

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Quin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
65
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
020406080 202420142004199419841971196119451918 5

Quin popularity over time — girls

572 total births recorded since 1967 (Quin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 572 births
010203040 202420192014200920041998199319821967 7

Quin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
499 births that decade — 30% of Quin's all-time total
1910s51920s81930s61940s151950s651960s1011970s851980s1171990s2372000s4992010s3852020s155

Quin by state

Where Quin concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Quin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
49 2.9%
#2 Missouri
20 1.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
11 0.7%
#4 Washington
11 0.7%
#5 Wisconsin
11 0.7%
#6 Illinois
10 0.6%
#7 Utah
10 0.6%
#8 Ohio
6 0.4%
California share of Quin's total US births 2.9%
Even split

49 of 1,678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Quin appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quin?
1,678 babies have been named Quin since 1918. It currently ranks #4581 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 65 births.
When was Quin most popular?
Quin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 499 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Quin most popular?
The top states for the name Quin are California (49 births), Missouri (20 births), Pennsylvania (11 births).
Is Quin a unisex name?
Yes, Quin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,678 births, and as a girl's name it has 572 births.
How long has the name Quin been used?
Quin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Quin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quinton, Quincy, Quintin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.