US rank #3036 Girls' name Peak 2021 725 births

Quinley — #3036 US girls' name

725 babies named Quinley in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s4042020s298
#3036
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Quinley was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

70 babies were named Quinley in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinley

The Social Security Administration has registered 725 babies named Quinley between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quinley currently holds the #3036 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 404 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quinley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Quinley in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinley 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 725 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.

Quinley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

725

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2021

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,036

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Quinley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
70
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
020406080 2024202120182015201220092004 5

Quinley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
404 births that decade — 56% of Quinley's all-time total
2000s232010s4042020s298

Quinley by state

Where Quinley concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Quinley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 3.6%
#2 Missouri
23 3.2%
#3 Utah
11 1.5%
#4 Ohio
5 0.7%
California share of Quinley's total US births 3.6%
Even split

26 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinley?
725 babies have been named Quinley since 2004. It currently ranks #3036 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 70 births.
When was Quinley most popular?
Quinley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 404 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Quinley most popular?
The top states for the name Quinley are California (26 births), Missouri (23 births), Utah (11 births).
How long has the name Quinley been used?
Quinley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Quinley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.