Quinnie
A feminine name derived from the Irish surname Quinn.
Name Census estimates that about 13 living Americans carry the first name Quinnie. It is a predominantly female name (94.4% of registrations). The average person named Quinnie today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quinnie births was 1948 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quinnie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Quinnie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Quinnie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
13
~ 1 in 26,365,718 Americans
Peak year
1948
10 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
1948 SSA rank
#4,065
Tracked since 1886
Census
Quinnie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 164 people with the first name Quinnie, which placed it at #43,191 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,191
National first-name rank
People counted
164
164 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
30.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quinnie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quinnie is Black at 30.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (29.3%) and White (28.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Quinnie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Quinnie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American30.5% · 50
- Asian and Pacific Islander29.3% · 48
- White28.7% · 47
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.0% · 5
- Two or more races3.0% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Quinnie
Quinnie leans heavily female at 94.4% of total registrations, but 5 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Quinnie as a male name
- Ranked #4,065 in 1948
- 5 male births in 1948
- Peak: 1948 (5 births)
Quinnie as a female name
- Ranked #14,843 in 2021
- 6 female births in 2021
- Peak: 1907 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Quinnie on both sides of the split. Of the 156 people counted with this name, 45 were male (28.8%) and 111 were female (71.2%).
Popularity
Quinnie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quinnie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 36 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quinnie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Quinnie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Quinnie
The name Quinnie is a diminutive form of the feminine name Quinn, which originated from the Irish surname Ó Cuinn, meaning "descendant of Conn." Conn was a legendary king of Ulster in Irish mythology, and the name itself is derived from the Irish word "cond," meaning "sense" or "reason."
The name Quinnie first appeared in written records during the Middle Ages, particularly in Ireland and Scotland, where it was often used as a shortened version of the more formal name Quinn. However, it was not until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the name gained widespread popularity.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Quinnie can be found in the 16th-century Irish manuscript known as the "Annals of the Four Masters," which chronicles the history of Ireland from ancient times to the 17th century. In this text, there is a reference to a woman named Quinnie O'Brien, who lived in County Clare in the late 1500s.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Quinnie. One of the most famous was Quinnie Rickert (1901-1963), an American poet and writer who was part of the Chicago Renaissance literary movement in the 1920s and 1930s. Her works, which often explored themes of love, nature, and spirituality, were widely acclaimed during her lifetime.
Another significant figure was Quinnie Parnell (1854-1923), an Irish politician and member of the Irish Parliamentary Party. She was a vocal advocate for Irish independence and played a pivotal role in the Home Rule movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In the world of sports, Quinnie Bates (1928-2005) was a renowned Australian cricketer who played for the national team in the 1950s and 1960s. She was considered one of the greatest female cricketers of her time and was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2008.
The name Quinnie was also associated with the arts, as exemplified by Quinnie O'Sullivan (1905-1988), an Irish painter and sculptor who was part of the Avant-Garde movement in the early 20th century. Her works, which often featured abstract and cubist elements, were exhibited in galleries across Europe and the United States.
Lastly, Quinnie Macleod (1890-1957) was a Scottish educator and writer who made significant contributions to the field of children's literature. Her books, which often drew inspiration from Scottish folklore and legends, were widely popular and helped to preserve and promote the country's rich cultural heritage.
People
Quinnie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quinnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Q
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Quinnie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quinnie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 13 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quinnie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 US residents.
Is Quinnie a common name?
We classify Quinnie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 33.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 89 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quinnie most popular?
The single biggest year for Quinnie was 1948, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quinnie is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Quinnie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 164 people with the name Quinnie, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,191 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Quinnie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Quinnie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Quinnie on both sides of the split. Of the 156 people counted with this name, 45 were male (28.8%) and 111 were female (71.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Quinnie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quinnie is Black at 30.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (29.3%) and White (28.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Quinnie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Quinnie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 30.5% (50 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Quinnie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quinnie a female name?
Yes, 94.4% of people registered as Quinnie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Quinnie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quinnie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Quinnie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Quinnie as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Quinnie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.