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Quynn

kwin /kwɪn/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#10,917 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
8 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Rising #12,142 in 2020 to #10,917 in 2025
Peak
#6,713 in 2014
First recorded
1998

Meaning of Quynn

Quynn, pronounced kwin (/kwɪn/), emerges from the Gaelic Ó Cuinn, meaning “descendant of Conn,” with Conn itself signifying both “chief” and “wisdom.” Its pared-down spelling offers a contemporary twist on the storied Irish tradition of leadership. In the United States, Quynn has maintained a quiet but consistent presence in the lower reaches of the top 1000 since the early 2000s—an analytical indication of measured yet persistent appeal. Much like the succinct elegance prized in classical Persian nomenclature—akin to the resilient cedar trees along the Caspian shore—Quynn balances substance and simplicity, each letter selected without surplus. Parents seeking a name that conveys authority without ostentation often find in Quynn the perfect compromise: dignified, discreet, and never prone to overstay its welcome on a birth announcement.

How to pronounce Quynn

English

Popularity of Quynn in the U.S.

Quynn was the #10,917 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 8 babies. It peaked at #6,713 in 2014. It first appears in the records in 1998.

Bar and line chart: Quynn in the U.S., 1998–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 18 in 2014 and 8 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #6,713 in 2014, #10,917 in 2025.
  • Girls named Quynn (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1998–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1998⁠–⁠2025 25 rows
Quynn: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025810,917▲ 1,244
2024712,161▼ 992
2023811,169▲ 4,137
2022515,306▼ 6,842
2021128,464▲ 3,678
2020712,142▼ 4,800
2019157,342▲ 3,203
2018910,545▼ 3,103
2017157,442▲ 1,433
2016128,875▲ 606
2015119,481▼ 2,768
2014186,713▲ 1,422
2013148,135▲ 73
2012148,208▲ 5,139
2011713,347▼ 4,116
2010129,231▼ 777
2009148,454▲ 5,378
2008713,832▲ 3,804
2007517,636▼ 4,030
2006713,606▼ 2,685
2005910,921▲ 1,840
2004712,761▲ 1,083
2003613,844back (not recorded in 2002)
2001712,056back (not recorded in 1999–2000)
1998711,138new