Quinn ranks #446 with 277 entries, registered female-leaning. The name comes from the Irish surname Ó Cuinn (descendant of Conn, with Conn meaning chief or sense). Quinn has shifted from a male Irish surname to a contemporary unisex first name, and pet-naming follows the same trajectory.
The pop-culture and Irish-revival layers
Several cultural threads keep Quinn in active use. Daria's Quinn Morgendorffer (1997-2001) gave the name a soft female register. Glee's Quinn Fabray (2009-2015) reinforced that. Harley Quinn (DC Comics, in the spotlight from Suicide Squad 2016) added a more punk register. The broader Irish-name revival of the 2000s (Quinn, Finn, Riley, Maeve) gave the name a steady cultural tailwind.
Sound fit and breed lean
One syllable (KWIN), front-loaded, with a clean N finish that recalls instantly. The name lands well on athletic, alert breeds across a range of sizes — Border Collies, Australian Shepherds, Vizslas, lean mixed breeds, and active terrier mixes. The brevity makes it one of the more efficient call names on the chart.
The unisex utility
Quinn is one of the cleaner unisex picks on the modern pet-naming chart. Despite the female lean in the data, the name reads completely natural on male pets too, and the trajectory points toward more gender-balanced use over time. The human Quinn page shows the SSA chart climbing strongly, with the same gender-neutral pattern showing up on the human side.