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Quill

/ˈkwɪl/ · 95% boys · 35 born in 2025

Quill has been given to about 441 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkwɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 438
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Quill per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 69
  • Born in 202535
  • All time441

How popular is Quill?

Its best year was 2019, when 69 babies were given the name, ranking 2226th. The typical living American called Quill is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Quill

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Quinn0.68
  2. Bill0.57
  3. Will0.57
  4. Quincy0.53
  5. Cecil0.48
  6. Cyril0.48
  7. Merrill0.48
  8. Terrill0.48

Middle names for Quill

Ranked by flow score
  1. Quill Thomas0.74
  2. Quill James0.74
  3. Quill Cole0.73
  4. Quill Miles0.70
  5. Quill Wilder0.69
  6. Quill Paul0.55

Sibling names for Quill

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.90
  2. Matheobrother · 0.89
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.88
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.88
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.87
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.87

Where Quill is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Quill Evans0.73
  2. Quill Edwards0.73
  3. Quill Anderson0.73
  4. Quill Allen0.73
  5. Quill Adams0.73
  6. Quill Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Quill

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Quill across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.