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
0%100%Median name50%50.7%
Quinlyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Quinlyn's 493 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
25
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
051015202530 19821998200320082013201820232025 12

Quinlyn popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 2008 (Quinlyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2008 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Quinlyn by state

Where Quinlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Quinlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.0%
Texas share of Quinlyn's total US births 1.0%

5 of 493 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinlyn?
Since 1982, Social Security records show 493 babies named Quinlyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,962 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #8,524 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 25 births.
Where does Quinlyn sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Quinlyn most popular?
Quinlyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Quinlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Quinlyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Quinlyn been used?
Quinlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 44 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Quinlyn?
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.

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.

Keep exploring Quinlyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.