Irish O Cuinn, from conn, "chief, wisdom" — descendant of conn; chief. One of the most evenly used unisex names in America.
Quinn ranks 97th among American unisexs in 2025, with 3,297 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 4,698 babies were given the name, ranking 79th. The typical living American called Quinn is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.47% of births.
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.