Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2002

Quincey

Gender Unisex · 29% girls Rank 2025 #4,500 Trend ↓ Falling 13%
Rank 2025
#4,500
among boys · ↓201 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Quincey · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 74,264
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2002
71 babies
All-time total
2,713
#3,387 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Quincey popularity over time

2,713 babies have been named Quincey since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 20 20 2 – #3,165
1920s – 17 17 2 -15% #4,096
1930s – 17 17 2 0% #3,089
1940s – 5 5 1 -71% #3,932
1950s – 40 40 4 +700% #3,358
1960s 11 79 90 9 +125% #2,242
1970s – 295 295 30 +228% #1,300
1980s 22 242 264 26 -11% #1,888
1990s 176 336 512 51 +94% #1,902
2000s 183 413 596 60 +16% #2,083
2010s 241 314 555 56 -7% #2,696
2020s (to 2025) 153 149 302 50 -9% #3,712

Where Quincey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Quincey

Quincey is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,500 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 2,713 American babies have been named Quincey, about 71% boys and 29% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2002, when 71 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Quincey stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Quincey?

The median living Quincey is about 23 years old; half are between 12 and 35. An estimated 2,600 people named Quincey are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Quincey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 38 #3,891 23 #4,500
2024 25 #5,260 25 #4,299
2023 27 #4,966 22 #4,705
2022 16 #7,220 25 #4,269
2021 23 #5,525 25 #4,203
2020 24 #5,281 29 #3,712
2019 27 #5,007 36 #3,243
2018 22 #5,741 18 #5,260
2017 19 #6,478 32 #3,500
2016 23 #5,753 23 #4,437
2015 30 #4,692 24 #4,262
2014 22 #5,947 45 #2,696
2013 28 #4,996 31 #3,475
2012 29 #4,937 38 #3,046
2011 17 #7,349 37 #3,094
2010 24 #5,748 30 #3,608
2009 11 #10,500 43 #2,832
2008 23 #6,096 43 #2,815
2007 19 #7,031 23 #4,335
2006 17 #7,415 51 #2,439
2005 13 #8,746 35 #3,000
2004 21 #5,918 46 #2,444
2003 21 #5,749 48 #2,259
2002 19 #6,071 52 #2,083
2001 24 #4,965 43 #2,336
2000 15 #7,068 29 #3,054
1995 18 #5,386 42 #2,014
1990 15 #6,055 41 #1,902
1985 – – 24 #2,276
1980 – – 29 #1,947
1975 – – 38 #1,443
1970 – – 10 #3,228
1965 – – 14 #2,242
1960 – – 6 #3,961
1955 – – 7 #3,427
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 6 #4,096
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Quincey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Quincey?

The median living Quincey is about 23 years old. Half of all living Quinceys are between 12 and 35 years old.

How many people named Quincey are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Quincey are alive in the United States, based on 2,713 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Quincey in 2025?

Quincey ranked #4,500 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Quincey?

2,713 babies have been named Quincey in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Quincey most popular?

Quincey peaked in 2002, when 71 newborns received the name.

Is Quincey a boy or girl name?

Quincey is used for both: about 29% of babies named Quincey have been girls and 71% boys.

Is the name Quincey rising or falling?

Quincey is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Quincey become more popular?

Quincey looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 boys named Quincey in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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