Quinn is a distinctive choice, ranked #263 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Quinn in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#263
US Rank #97
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About the Name Quinn
Quinn is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 25 places over five years. Its high point was #217 in 2022, and it now sits at #273. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Quinn is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Quinn in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #96, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Quinn
Lorenzo Quinn — Lorenzo Quinn is a contemporary Italian sculptor and former actor.
Declan Quinn — Declan Quinn is an American cinematographer.
Freddy Quinn — Freddy Quinn is a former Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Quinn
Unlikely. With around 175 UK babies named Quinn per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Quinn in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Quinn has been fairly steady, ranked #263 in 2025 against #248 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #217 in 2022.
Quinn is more popular in the US (#96) than in the UK (#273). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Quinn include: Lorenzo Quinn, Declan Quinn and Freddy Quinn. Short summaries for each appear below.
Quinn ranks #96 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
175
UK babies named Quinn (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 15 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Quinn
Almost certainly the only Quinn in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Quinn
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Mark Healy on the 1990s family sitcom Roseanne and his role as the half-demon Allen Francis Doyle on Angel, a spin-off series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Quinn Krippendorff Sullivan is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and the United States national team.
Seabury Grandin Quinn was an American government lawyer, journalist, and pulp magazine author, most famous for his stories of the occult detective Jules de Grandin, published in Weird Tales.