A Irish name gently fading from the charts.
Quinlyn is a girl's and boy's baby name of Irish origin, a feminine variant of Quinn, from the Irish Ó Cuinn, meaning 'descendant of Conn' — where Conn means 'head, chief, sense.' The -lyn suffix softens the surname-style Quinn into a more distinctly feminine form, part of the widespread trend of feminizing Irish surnames that dominated American naming in the 2000s and 2010s.
Quinlyn climbed 2022 spots in the last 20 years — from #11408 to #9386.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 65 | ▼ |
| 2010s | 200 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 157 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 53 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 5 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #9386 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10958 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7553 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7936 |
| 2020 | 16 | #7149 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5940 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7669 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6475 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5755 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6922 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8391 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5790 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5853 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5503 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6844 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8779 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5910 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7660 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5510 |
| 2005 | 12 | #9318 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a girl's name, Quinlyn has also been given to 6 boys in the U.S. since 2008.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1982–2024) · Methodology