Recorded 1980–2013 Boys' name Peak 1991 111 births

Quy — boys' name

111 babies named Quy in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s571990s392000s102010s5
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Quy was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Quy in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quy

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Quy between 1980 and 2013, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Quy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quy 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 111 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.

Quy at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

111

Since 1980

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1980

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2013

Quy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1980

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Quy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 51% of Quy's all-time total
1980s571990s392000s102010s5

Quy by state

Where Quy concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Quy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 5.4%
California share of Quy's total US births 5.4%

6 of 111 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quy?
111 babies have been named Quy since 1980. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Quy most popular?
Quy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Quy most popular?
The top states for the name Quy are California (6 births).
How long has the name Quy been used?
Quy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 34 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Quy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quyen, Quynton. 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, 1980–2013 (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.