Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Quincy

Meaning fifth [born] Gender Unisex · 16% girls Rank 2025 #654 Trend → Stable

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”).

Rank 2025
#654
among boys · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
757
named Quincy · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,048
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
757 babies
All-time total
33,207
#702 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Quincy popularity over time

33,207 babies have been named Quincy since 1880, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 72 72 7 – #602
1890s 11 79 90 9 +25% #660
1900s 14 107 121 12 +34% #630
1910s 59 341 400 40 +231% #579
1920s 100 444 544 54 +36% #908
1930s 72 386 458 46 -16% #936
1940s 73 430 503 50 +10% #871
1950s 67 551 618 62 +23% #926
1960s 108 797 905 91 +46% #770
1970s 207 4,450 4,657 466 +415% #273
1980s 213 3,670 3,883 388 -17% #346
1990s 586 4,191 4,777 478 +23% #436
2000s 927 5,337 6,264 626 +31% #430
2010s 1,498 4,399 5,897 590 -6% #534
2020s (to 2025) 1,499 2,519 4,018 670 +14% #605

Where Quincy 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 419 0.25 outside top 500
2027 416 0.24 outside top 500
2028 413 0.24 outside top 500
2029 411 0.24 outside top 500
2030 410 0.24 outside top 500

Where Quincy is most popular

Boys named Quincy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.239 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Washington, and Kansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Quincy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 10 0.567 +137%
Washington 90 0.550 +130%
Kansas 35 0.510 +113%
Oregon 38 0.501 +109%
Oklahoma 40 0.452 +89%
Missouri 58 0.418 +75%
Minnesota 51 0.416 +74%
Indiana 60 0.374 +56%
North Dakota 6 0.351 +47%
Delaware 5 0.330 +38%
Colorado 42 0.325 +36%
Wisconsin 38 0.321 +34%
Virginia 60 0.316 +32%
Nevada 18 0.316 +32%
Massachusetts 40 0.291 +22%
Ohio 76 0.287 +20%
South Dakota 5 0.269 +12%
Pennsylvania 71 0.267 +12%
Utah 25 0.262 +9%
New York 113 0.261 +9%
California 231 0.253 +6%
Georgia 61 0.241 ≈ national
North Carolina 60 0.235 ≈ national
Illinois 60 0.235 ≈ national
Michigan 48 0.234 ≈ national
Iowa 16 0.232 ≈ national
Maryland 27 0.226 -5%
Florida 103 0.218 -9%
New Jersey 43 0.214 -11%
South Carolina 20 0.194 -19%
Arizona 31 0.189 -21%
Kentucky 19 0.189 -21%
Nebraska 8 0.184 -23%
Tennessee 33 0.183 -24%
Arkansas 11 0.174 -27%
Alabama 19 0.174 -27%
Texas 152 0.173 -28%
Connecticut 11 0.162 -32%
Mississippi 8 0.141 -41%
Louisiana 13 0.127 -47%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Quincy

Quincy is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #654 in 2025 with 422 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 33,207 American babies have been named Quincy, about 84% boys and 16% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 757 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Quincy stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Quincy?

The median living Quincy is about 24 years old; half are between 11 and 42. An estimated 30 thousand people named Quincy are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Quincy 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 335 #815 422 #654
2024 273 #957 393 #692
2023 263 #980 404 #673
2022 212 #1,148 411 #665
2021 222 #1,115 437 #634
2020 194 #1,195 452 #605
2019 186 #1,253 469 #590
2018 183 #1,266 432 #621
2017 168 #1,377 435 #606
2016 165 #1,411 476 #582
2015 147 #1,531 458 #598
2014 152 #1,478 423 #624
2013 129 #1,656 421 #603
2012 128 #1,668 386 #630
2011 119 #1,738 414 #598
2010 121 #1,733 485 #534
2009 95 #2,132 515 #527
2008 105 #1,999 529 #516
2007 103 #2,002 537 #494
2006 98 #2,027 530 #489
2005 97 #1,980 547 #465
2004 86 #2,111 538 #468
2003 100 #1,854 548 #460
2002 90 #1,962 580 #430
2001 80 #2,090 562 #432
2000 73 #2,185 451 #509
1995 76 #1,861 455 #475
1990 39 #2,940 382 #502
1985 26 #3,387 327 #478
1980 15 #4,916 529 #346
1975 25 #2,938 483 #351
1970 17 #3,680 160 #646
1965 8 #5,176 92 #770
1960 12 #3,867 60 #994
1955 7 #5,085 65 #926
1950 9 #3,887 47 #1,035
1945 5 #5,094 27 #1,291
1940 5 #4,887 38 #1,059
1935 9 #3,113 44 #963
1930 – – 35 #1,211
1925 12 #2,906 43 #1,067
1920 8 #3,886 44 #1,067
1915 9 #3,086 39 #1,033
1910 6 #2,354 25 #579
1905 – – 15 #630
1900 9 #1,408 16 #643
1895 – – 11 #667
1890 – – 10 #660
1885 – – 10 #631
1880 – – 8 #730

Famous people named Quincy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Quincy Jones Quincy Jones American record producer and musician (1933–2024) Contemporary
  2. 2 Quincy Acy Quincy Acy American basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary
  3. 3 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Ghanaian footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  4. 4 Quincy Pondexter Quincy Pondexter American basketball player and coach (born 1988) Contemporary
  5. 5 Quincy Watts American athlete (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Quincy?

The median living Quincy is about 24 years old. Half of all living Quincys are between 11 and 42 years old.

How many people named Quincy are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Quincy are alive in the United States, based on 33,207 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Quincy mean?

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”).

How popular is the name Quincy in 2025?

Quincy ranked #654 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 422 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Quincy?

33,207 babies have been named Quincy in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Quincy most popular?

Quincy peaked in 2025, when 757 newborns received the name.

Is Quincy a boy or girl name?

Quincy is used for both: about 16% of babies named Quincy have been girls and 84% boys.

Is the name Quincy rising or falling?

Quincy has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Quincy become more popular?

Quincy looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 410 boys named Quincy in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Quincy?

Well-known people named Quincy include Quincy Jones (musician), Quincy Acy (basketball player), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (soccer player).

Names like Quincy

Names that sound and feel close to Quincy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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