Girls' name · since 2004
Quinley
774 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.
- #8,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quinley currently ranks #3285 among girls' names in America, with 774 babies recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinley has been recorded 774 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #3285 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #8,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,285 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 774 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinley ranks #8,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,285 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 774 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,285 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quinley's 774 recorded births place it above 87.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Quinley compares
774 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Quinley's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quinley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Quinley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quinley splits its recorded history at 2016: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quinley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Quinley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (404 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Quinley's strongest decade.
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Quinley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
404 births
- 2020s
2020s
347 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 404 births (52% of all-time use).
How Quinley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Quinley's total volume
Quinley by state
Where Quinley concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Utah | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
26 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Quinley's data
- Quinley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (404 total births) through the 2020s (347) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Quinleys (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Quinley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Quinley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.