Girl’s name · American English, Irish

Quinley

How to say it: KWIN-lee · /ˈkwɪnli/

Modern American coinage from Irish Quinn 'wisdom' + -ley - trendy surname-style girls' name.

Quinley was the 2,334th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 48 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 29% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,418 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,334for girls in 2025
1 in 69,069US babies
48born in 2025
#2,418projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Quinley
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,334
Babies born in 202548
Share of births1 in 69,069
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+29%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,418

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Quinley is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 36 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Quinn
  • Quinny

Honouring a Quinley in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Quinley is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

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