Unisex name · since 1948
Quinn
52,503 babies named Quinn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #97 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,503
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Quinn is the #97 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 52,503 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinn has been recorded 52,503 times among girls since 1948, currently ranked #97 nationally and more common than 99.4% 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 1948 to 2025.
- #569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #97 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 52,503 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinn ranks #569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #97 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 52,503 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #97 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,503
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Quinn's 52,503 recorded births place it above 99.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Quinn compares
52,503 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Quinn's all-time total is 140x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Quinn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52,503 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,649 | 21 | 19,840 |
Quinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quinn's full recorded timeline at 1992, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 3,649 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quinn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 3,649
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Quinn popularity over time - boys
36,992 total births recorded since 1915 (Quinn as boys' name)
Quinn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27,227 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Quinn's strongest decade.
27,227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Quinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 163
1960s
163 births
- 1970s 326
1970s
326 births
- 1980s 945
1980s
945 births
- 1990s 1,821
1990s
1,821 births
- 2000s 4,439
2000s
4,439 births
- 2010s
2010s
27,227 births
- 2020s
2020s
17,572 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27,227 births (52% of all-time use).
How Quinn 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 Quinn's total volume
Quinn by state
Where Quinn concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,009 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 3,037 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,999 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,834 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 2,728 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,413 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,187 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 1,833 | 3.5% |
5,009 of 52,503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Quinn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Quinn's data
- Quinn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27,227 total births) through the 2020s (17,572) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Quinns (5,009 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 Quinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Quinn 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.