How Many People Are Named Quinlan?
people named Quinlan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 105,359 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,296 babies named Quinlan in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
174 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caoinlean meaning "descendant of Caoinlean". The name Caoinlean means "slender" in Gaelic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Quinlan, 22.5% were girls and 77.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Quinlan rose from 5% in the 1980s to 32.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Quinlan alive today is about 19 years old, and 89% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Quinlan first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 2006, to 174 babies. In 2025, 50 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Quinlan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,176, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #3,920. Among girls, its best rank was #3,399, in 2010.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,920 | #5,669 |
| Best rank | #1,176 (2006) | #3,399 (2010) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,359 in the 2000s | #4,965 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Quinlan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Quinlan were born in California than in any other state: about 211 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Quinlan was given 4 times as often in Massachusetts, 2.8 times in Washington and 2.7 times in Illinois.
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