Quinlan

Unisex name · Millennial-era

Living in the US: ~3,200 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank: #3,848 among boys
Births in 2025: 50 3,296 since 1880
Typical age: 19 years, median

Quinlan popularity over time

Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1977–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Quinlan was used most in 2006, when 174 babies were given the name. It first clears the SSA reporting threshold in 1977. As of 2025 the name sits at #3,848, with 50 births that year.

Over ten years the count has fallen 34%. It slipped 324 places against the previous year.

Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Quinlan?

Roughly 3,200 Quinlans are alive in the US right now. SSA has recorded 3,296 births under the name since 1880. The split is about 730 women and 2,500 men.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Quinlan?

The typical living Quinlan is 19 years old. More of them were born in the 2000s than in any other decade. By the site’s era rules that makes Quinlan a millennial-era name.

Your Quinlan

Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Is Quinlan a boy's or a girl's name?

Share of all recorded US births under this name, 1880 to the latest year.

Recent births under the name Quinlan divide almost evenly between girls and boys. Across the whole record, 22.3% of births under the name were girls.

Quinlan in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Quinlan ranked #4,275 in 2025 on 4 births. That is 33% lower than five years earlier.

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Notable people named Quinlan

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
Name		Known for	Years	Editions
	Quinlan Terry	British architect	1937	10

Photo credits (1)

Quinlan Terry — LemonArc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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