Quay — #9940 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Quay

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Quay between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quay currently holds the #9940 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quay performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Quay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 397 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.