girls:
705 births since 1988
#5011 (12th percentile)
boys:
2.5k births since 1977
#2527 (45th percentile)
overall:
3.2k births since 1977
#4810 (38th percentile)
The name Quinlan is the #4,810 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,205 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 37.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 37.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,527 (44.9% percentile) for all time with 2,500 births since 1977. For girls, it ranks #5,011 (12.3% percentile) for all time with 705 births since 1988.
Quinlan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 (1977 for boys and 1988 for girls). Birth data for Quinlan is available in 46 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023 (46 years for boys and 33 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Quinlan has been given predominantly to boys, with 78.0% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 64.0% of babies named Quinlan were boys.
For boys, Quinlan reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 15.9% percentile (ranked #736) with 66 births per million. The name was most common in 2006, with 66 births per million (ranked 15.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2007, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Quinlan ranks #884 for boys (3.0% percentile) with 17 births per million, which is 26.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Quinlan reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 4.6% percentile (ranked #901) with 24 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 24 births per million (ranked 4.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Quinlan ranks #934 for girls (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 42.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Quinlan".
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