Fun Facts About the Name Quinne
- 139 babies named Quinne: U.S. records list 139 babies given the name Quinne from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Quinne Mean?
Quinne is a spelling variant of Quinn, an Irish name derived from the Gaelic Ó Cuinn, meaning "descendant of Conn." The literal sense is genealogical: it identifies a family as the descendants of a man named Conn, not a word meaning "wise" or "chief" in itself. Conn is an old Irish personal name whose exact meaning is uncertain; it is commonly explained as "chief" or "leader," and some explanations also give "wisdom." The final e in Quinne belongs to English spelling and does not change the derivation.
Quinne Name History & Origins
Ó Cuinn began as a Gaelic Irish patronymic surname. The prefix Ó marked a male ancestor, so Ó Cuinn denoted a family descended from a man called Conn. English-language forms included O'Quinn, Quin, and Quinn, with Quinn becoming the usual anglicized spelling. The surname is especially associated with County Tyrone and was borne by more than one Gaelic Irish family.
Quinn later came into use as a given name in Ireland and in English-speaking countries, where it has been used for both men and women. Quinne is a less common spelling that adds a final e; this belongs to English spelling practice rather than to a separate Gaelic form. Traditional Irish literature preserves the personal name Conn in Conn Cétchathach, or Conn of the Hundred Battles, a legendary high king, but the surname and its Quinne variant do not depend on that story.
How Popular is the Name Quinne?
Quinne has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #9,669 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #15,161 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #18,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,974 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,229 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,829 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,262 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #11,941 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,669 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #16,992 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,111 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #18,504 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #18,144 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #17,747 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #13,291 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #16,944 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #13,705 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #15,523 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #15,248 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #11,456 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #12,673 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #11,792 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Quinne Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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