Boys' name · since 1980
Quy
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 111 babies named Quy, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 111
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 111 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quy has been recorded 111 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2013.
- #16,761 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 111 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quy ranks #16,761 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,761 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 111
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Quy's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Quy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quy splits its recorded history at 1990: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2013
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Quy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (57 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Quy's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Quy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (51% of all-time use).
Quy by state
Where Quy concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.4% |
6 of 111 births nationwide.
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What to do with Quy's data
- Quy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Quys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Quy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.