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Quinlee

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Pronounced KWIN-lee /ˈkwɪn.li/High

Meaning: A modern name joining Quinn ('descendant of Conn — chief, counsel, wisdom', Irish) with a -lee ending ('a meadow'); no single fixed root; routes layeredLow

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Origin LowIrish, American

MeaningA modern name joining Quinn ('descendant of Conn — chief, counsel, wisdom', Irish) with a -lee ending ('a meadow'); no single fixed root; routes layered

U.S. rank (2025)#6495 ↘ Falling

2025 U.S. births18 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2022

Total births (all-time)≈ 297

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Quinlee is a modern name joining Quinn — from the Irish surname O'Cuinn, 'descendant of Conn' (linked to 'chief, counsel, wisdom') — with a -lee ending, from Old English leah, 'a meadow' (routes layered, which we flag). A crisp, modern name; the sound carries it (nickname Quinn).

It registers thinly in records. Rare, chief-or-wisdom-plus-meadow in echo, and crisp.

Did you know? Quinlee joins Quinn ('descendant of Conn — chief, wisdom', Irish) with a -lee ending ('a meadow') — a crisp, modern coinage.

Overall data confidence 42%

U.S. Social Security Administration name files — recent emergence

Variations

QuinleyQuinleighQuinnlee

Nicknames

Quinn

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If you like Quinlee…

Quinn— the Quinn it joins

Quinley— a fellow spelling

Kinlee— a sound-neighbor -lee girls' name

Brinlee— another -lee girls' name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Quinlee mean?

Quinlee joins Quinn ('chief, wisdom', Irish) with -lee ('a meadow'); the routes are layered, so we flag it.

How do you pronounce Quinlee?

It's said KWIN-lee /ˈkwɪn.li/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Quinlee a boy or girl name?

Quinlee is a girl's name.

How popular is Quinlee?

Quinlee is a rare, recent name in the U.S.