Recorded 1975–2006 Boys' name Peak 1982 489 births

Quoc — boys' name

489 babies named Quoc in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s2961990s1022000s25
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Quoc was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

50 babies were named Quoc in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quoc

The Social Security Administration has registered 489 babies named Quoc between 1975 and 2006, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quoc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quoc performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 296 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quoc shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Quoc in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quoc 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 489 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.

Quoc at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

489

Since 1975

32 years of records

Peak year

1982

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1975

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2006

Quoc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1975

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1982)
50
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0102030405060 20061997199319891985198119771975 6

Quoc by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
296 births that decade — 61% of Quoc's all-time total
1970s661980s2961990s1022000s25

Quoc by state

Where Quoc concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Quoc
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
103 21.1%
#2 Texas
41 8.4%
#3 Louisiana
5 1.0%
California share of Quoc's total US births 21.1%
Even split

103 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quoc?
489 babies have been named Quoc since 1975. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1982 with 50 births.
When was Quoc most popular?
Quoc was most popular in the 1980s decade with 296 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Quoc most popular?
The top states for the name Quoc are California (103 births), Texas (41 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Quoc been used?
Quoc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 32 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Quoc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quontavious, Quontez, Quon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.