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Quinn

Boy / Girl name · 999 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Quinn: 999 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 58 births in 2021.

Quinn began as an Irish surname, Ó Cuinn, meaning "descendant of Conn," where Conn itself signified a chief or leader, rooted in wisdom. Today it's a popular unisex first name, favoured across Scotland for its crisp, modern feel. Among its notable bearers are the Oscar-nominated actress Quinn Cummings, who charmed audiences in *The Goodbye Girl*, and NHL defenceman Quinn Hughes, a rising star with the Vancouver Canucks. Fictional Quinns have also left their mark—most memorably Quinn Fabray from *Glee*, whose name helped boost the name's appeal for girls in the 2010s. While no major place is directly named after a bearer, the root "Conn" echoes in Ireland