Quincy
Quincy is given to both girls and boys: 335 girls and 422 boys were given it in 2025 (#815 among girls’ names and #654 among boys’, #850 among all names counting both); 33,207 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 30,000 Americans named Quincy and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (90% of everyone recorded); the median is 25 years old and half are between 12 and 42.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Quincy by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Quincy mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Quincy is “a male given name transferred from the surname.” Its etymology gives the sense “fifth [born]” (Quintus).
A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
/ˈkwɪnsi/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Quincy?
#654 among boys’ names, 2025
Quincy fell from #598 in 2015 to #654 in 2025 among boys’ names, although its share of boys born rose from 0.24 to 0.25 per 1,000.
757 babies in 2025, the peak
Quincy peaked in 2025, when 757 babies were given it (422 boys, #654 among boys’ names). In 2024 it went to 393 boys.
Births by 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 |
Every recorded year (143)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #1,979 | 547 | #465 |
| 2004 | 86 | #2,109 | 538 | #468 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,853 | 548 | #460 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,960 | 580 | #430 |
| 2001 | 80 | #2,086 | 562 | #432 |
| 2000 | 73 | #2,181 | 451 | #509 |
| 1999 | 66 | #2,277 | 419 | #509 |
| 1998 | 66 | #2,177 | 342 | #572 |
| 1997 | 66 | #2,126 | 381 | #525 |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,873 | 438 | #487 |
| 1995 | 76 | #1,856 | 455 | #475 |
| 1994 | 69 | #2,036 | 460 | #471 |
| 1993 | 57 | #2,278 | 505 | #436 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,751 | 400 | #505 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,913 | 409 | #492 |
| 1990 | 39 | #2,935 | 382 | #501 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,083 | 334 | #524 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,656 | 274 | #555 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,599 | 281 | #546 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,182 | 350 | #465 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,386 | 327 | #478 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,903 | 352 | #446 |
| 1983 | 19 | #4,069 | 363 | #430 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,481 | 421 | #402 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,474 | 439 | #385 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,915 | 529 | #346 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,411 | 582 | #322 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,357 | 627 | #298 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,973 | 716 | #273 |
| 1976 | 25 | #2,981 | 586 | #304 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,938 | 483 | #351 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,656 | 418 | #376 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,294 | 321 | #436 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,242 | 340 | #432 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,342 | 217 | #548 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,679 | 160 | #646 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,573 | 100 | #777 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,271 | 92 | #775 |
| 1967 | 8 | #5,322 | 80 | #812 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,768 | 71 | #869 |
| 1965 | 8 | #5,175 | 92 | #770 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,577 | 83 | #837 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,971 | 70 | #896 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,469 | 66 | #936 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,468 | 83 | #843 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,866 | 60 | #993 |
| 1959 | 6 | #6,058 | 65 | #960 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,692 | 49 | #1,101 |
| 1957 | under 5 | 47 | #1,126 | |
| 1956 | 7 | #5,200 | 58 | #981 |
| 1955 | 7 | #5,084 | 65 | #925 |
| 1954 | 7 | #5,029 | 62 | #943 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,916 | 57 | #954 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,341 | 52 | #998 |
| 1951 | under 5 | 49 | #1,012 | |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,885 | 47 | #1,034 |
| 1949 | 6 | #5,117 | 57 | #918 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,840 | 48 | #1,018 |
| 1947 | 12 | #3,190 | 64 | #870 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,914 | 43 | #1,055 |
| 1945 | 5 | #5,092 | 27 | #1,290 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,448 | 37 | #1,099 |
| 1943 | 7 | #4,100 | 47 | #984 |
| 1942 | 7 | #4,030 | 37 | #1,135 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,635 | 32 | #1,183 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,885 | 38 | #1,059 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,550 | 39 | #1,027 |
| 1938 | 6 | #4,237 | 37 | #1,073 |
| 1937 | 9 | #3,102 | 37 | #1,069 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,822 | 33 | #1,162 |
| 1935 | 9 | #3,111 | 44 | #963 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,724 | 46 | #936 |
| 1933 | under 5 | 34 | #1,141 | |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,465 | 41 | #1,050 |
| 1931 | 6 | #4,245 | 40 | #1,075 |
| 1930 | under 5 | 35 | #1,211 | |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,339 | 37 | #1,151 |
| 1928 | 10 | #3,113 | 51 | #960 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,522 | 57 | #908 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,841 | 38 | #1,170 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,905 | 43 | #1,067 |
| 1924 | 11 | #3,109 | 43 | #1,105 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,878 | 38 | #1,173 |
| 1922 | under 5 | 40 | #1,135 | |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,901 | 53 | #969 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,884 | 44 | #1,067 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,407 | 54 | #915 |
| 1918 | 5 | #5,430 | 39 | #1,108 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,637 | 46 | #956 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,487 | 37 | #1,068 |
| 1915 | 9 | #3,085 | 39 | #1,033 |
| 1914 | 7 | #3,114 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,760 | 23 | #1,070 |
| 1912 | under 5 | 31 | #794 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 19 | #752 | |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,354 | 25 | #579 |
| 1909 | under 5 | 17 | #672 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 9 | #1,005 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 17 | #631 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 6 | #1,218 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 15 | #630 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 13 | #648 | |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,984 | 9 | #848 |
| 1901 | under 5 | 5 | #1,172 | |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,407 | 16 | #643 |
| 1899 | under 5 | 10 | #700 | |
| 1898 | under 5 | 10 | #733 | |
| 1897 | under 5 | 9 | #773 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 8 | #880 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 11 | #667 | |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,662 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,418 | 7 | #932 |
| 1891 | under 5 | 9 | #689 | |
| 1890 | under 5 | 10 | #660 | |
| 1889 | under 5 | 10 | #662 | |
| 1888 | under 5 | 5 | #1,148 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 6 | #895 | |
| 1886 | under 5 | 9 | #683 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 10 | #631 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 6 | #864 | |
| 1882 | under 5 | 11 | #602 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 7 | #766 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 8 | #730 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Quincy a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 33,207 Americans recorded as Quincy, 16% are girls and 84% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Quincy: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Quincy, and how old are they?
30,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 90% of the 33,207 Americans ever recorded as Quincy. The median Quincy alive today is 25 years old; half are between 12 and 42.
The 2020 Census counted 22,587 people named Quincy (3,472 women and girls, 19,115 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 26,667 born in the U.S. The Census count is 15% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 168 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 871 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 5,150 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 6,460 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 9,110 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 8,210 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Quincy born?
The states with the most babies named Quincy are California, Utah and Texas, with 26% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Utah is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 77 | #635 | 0.7× |
| Utah | 49 | #604 | 1.5× |
| Texas | 48 | #771 | 0.9× |
| Colorado | 33 | #414 | 0.9× |
| Washington | 30 | #418 | 0.9× |
| New York | 28 | #680 | 0.6× |
| Florida | 27 | #772 | 0.7× |
| Virginia | 26 | #518 | 0.9× |
| Ohio | 25 | #643 | 0.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | #601 | 0.5× |
Where Quincy is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Quincy is most over-represented in Louisiana: since 1910 it was given 2.0 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Quincy with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 5 names spelled alike, given to 36,703 babies since 1880, Quincy is the most given (90% of them). In 2025 it was given to 757 of their 826 babies (92%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Quincy
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Quincy and names like it
- Compare Quincy and QuinceyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sQuincy peaked in 2025.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Quincy since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Quincy: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Quincy.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Quincy alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with QMost given first.