Girls' name · since 1982
Quinlyn
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 493 babies named Quinlyn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,524 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quinlyn currently ranks #8524 among girls' names in America, with 493 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Quinlyn recorded 493 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #8524 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #11,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,524 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 493 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinlyn ranks #11,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,524 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 493 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,524 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quinlyn's 493 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Quinlyn compares
493 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Quinlyn's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quinlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 493 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Quinlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quinlyn's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quinlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Currently ranks #8524 among girls.
493 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 25 births in a single year.
Quinlyn popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2008 (Quinlyn as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Quinlyn accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Quinlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Quinlyn's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Quinlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (41% of all-time use).
Quinlyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 201 births
- Runner-up 157 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Quinlyn by state
Where Quinlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 493 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 1.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Quinlyn's data
- Quinlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Quinlyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quinlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Quinlyn 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.
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