Quinn

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Quinn originates form the Irish surname “O'Quinn” deriving from the Gaelic “O'Cuinn” meaning “descendant of Conn.” The surname originates from “conn” meaning “wisdom,” “counsel,” “reason” or “intelligence.” Additionally, Quinn originates as a surname deriving from the Old English “cwen” meaning “queen.”

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census ^[1], Quinn ranked as the 994th most popular male first name, the 3,691st most popular female first name and the 402nd most popular last name.

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names every decade since the 1960s. In the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names every year from 2000 (311th) through 2006 (282nd).

United States Popularity of the boy's name Quinn in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:282nd
• Year: 2005 Rank:306th
• Year: 2004 Rank:305th
• Year: 2003 Rank:290th
• Year: 2002 Rank:311th
• Year: 2001 Rank:305th
• Year: 2000 Rank:311th

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the United States, the name did not rank in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names until 1995, with the exception of 1979. In the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names every year from 2000 (769th) through 2006 (540th).

United States Popularity of the girl's name Quinn in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:540th
• Year: 2005 Rank:681st
• Year: 2004 Rank:685th
• Year: 2003 Rank:669th
• Year: 2002 Rank:725th
• Year: 2001 Rank:774th
• Year: 2000 Rank:769th

FACTS

• “Quinn” is a given first name of babies of celebrities Ben Bradlee, Kit Culkin, Patricia Quinn and Sean Young and a given middle name of babies of celebrities Kevin Smith and Richard Dean Anderson. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” is the name of a 1990’s American western television show featuring Jane Seymour as Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn, for which she won a Golden Globe for “Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Drama” in 1996, and was nominated three other times. The show also won multiple primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for even more. ^[1]
• “Quinn R. Mallory,” portrayed by Jerry O'Connell, was a main character and physics graduate student on the 1990’s science fiction television show “Sliders.” ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Brayden Tyler "Brady" Quinn – Professional football quarterback with the Cleveland Browns who was picked in the first round but has been relegated to backup status, due to the great performance of Derek Anderson in 2007. ^[1]
• Quinn Cummings – Film and television actress who was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar) for “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for her role in the 1977 film “The Goodbye Girl.” ^[1]
• Anthony Quinn – Film and television actor spanning over six decades who won two Academy Awards (Oscars) for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” for his performance in the 1952 movie Viva Zapata! and for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” for his work in the 1956 movie Lust for Life. He was also nominated for two Oscars for “Best Actor in a Leading Role” for his work in 1957 movie Wild Is the Wind and the 1964 movie Alexis Zorbas.^[1]
• Quinn Gray – Professional football quarterback.

NOTES

OTHER QUINN'S

Quinn Smith, Quinn Johnson, Quinn Williams, Quinn Jones, Quinn Brown, Quinn Davis, Quinn Miller, Quinn Wilson, Quinn Moore, Quinn Taylor, Quinn Abiba, Quinn Ackerman, Quinn Adams, Quinn Aden, Quinn Affield, Quinn Agard, Quinn Aguirre, Quinn Ahrens, Quinn Aldous, Quinn Almerico, Quinn Alsup, Quinn Alvarez, Quinn Abrooks, Quinn Airey, Quinn Alexander, Quinn Allen, Quinn Alstad, Quinn Amanda, Quinn Abler, Quinn Ackley, Quinn Addis, Quinn Ade, Quinn Adkins, Quinn Aesoph, Quinn Ahearn, Quinn Ahern, Quinn Aldridge, Quinn Algood, Quinn Allan, Quinn Allowatt, Quinn Allred, Quinn Ambrose, Quinn Ambrosius, Quinn Abraham, Quinn Adair, Quinn Affeldt, Quinn Ahnee, Quinn Aiken, Quinn Aikens, Quinn Baade, More results

Author: Rich Kachold