Quincy

Where Quincy comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Quincy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #682 among boys — 8 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1895
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1933
    Quincy Jones born
    American record producer and composer
  4. 1977
    Peak, #273
    716 babies named Quincy — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1984
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #446.
  6. 1992
    Quincy Promes born
    Dutch association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Quincy Jones · American record producer and composer, 1933–2024
  • Quincy Promes · Dutch association football player, born 1992
  • Quincy Owusu-Abeyie · Ghanaian footballer, born 1986
  • Quincy Hall · American athlete, born 1998
  • Quincy Watts · Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner, born 1970

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.