Quincy
#814 for girls in 2025, 335 births · #652 for boys in 2025, 422 births
Given to boys 83.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1977 · 716 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 27,773since 1880
Quincy over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #814 | 335 | #652 | 422 |
| 2024 | #955 | 273 | #691 | 393 |
| 2023 | #978 | 263 | #672 | 404 |
| 2022 | #1,145 | 212 | #664 | 411 |
| 2021 | #1,112 | 222 | #632 | 437 |
| 2020 | #1,194 | 194 | #605 | 452 |
| 2019 | #1,251 | 186 | #590 | 469 |
| 2018 | #1,262 | 183 | #620 | 432 |
| 2017 | #1,373 | 168 | #606 | 435 |
| 2016 | #1,406 | 165 | #581 | 476 |
| 2015 | #1,526 | 147 | #598 | 458 |
| 2014 | #1,471 | 152 | #623 | 423 |
| 2013 | #1,646 | 129 | #603 | 421 |
| 2012 | #1,663 | 128 | #630 | 386 |
| 2011 | #1,728 | 119 | #598 | 414 |
| 2010 | #1,720 | 121 | #533 | 485 |
| 2009 | #2,119 | 95 | #527 | 515 |
| 2008 | #1,990 | 105 | #515 | 529 |
| 2007 | #1,988 | 103 | #493 | 537 |
| 2006 | #2,016 | 98 | #488 | 530 |
| 2005 | #1,969 | 97 | #465 | 547 |
| 2004 | #2,100 | 86 | #468 | 538 |
| 2003 | #1,845 | 100 | #460 | 548 |
| 2002 | #1,955 | 90 | #429 | 580 |
| 2001 | #2,075 | 80 | #432 | 562 |
| 2000 | #2,174 | 73 | #508 | 451 |
| 1999 | #2,258 | 66 | #508 | 419 |
| 1998 | #2,164 | 66 | #571 | 342 |
| 1997 | #2,116 | 66 | #525 | 381 |
| 1996 | #1,864 | 78 | #487 | 438 |
| 1995 | #1,850 | 76 | #474 | 455 |
| 1994 | #2,026 | 69 | #471 | 460 |
| 1993 | #2,267 | 57 | #436 | 505 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #504 | 400 |
| 1991 | #2,886 | 40 | #492 | 409 |
| 1990 | #2,900 | 39 | #502 | 382 |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | #523 | 334 |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | #555 | 274 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | #545 | 281 |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 29 | #465 | 350 |
| 1985 | #3,328 | 26 | #478 | 327 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #446 | 352 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #430 | 363 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #401 | 421 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #385 | 439 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #346 | 529 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | #322 | 582 |
| 1978 | #3,283 | 23 | #297 | 627 |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | #273 | 716 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #304 | 586 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #351 | 483 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #376 | 418 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #436 | 321 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #432 | 340 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #547 | 217 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | #643 | 160 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #775 | 100 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #773 | 92 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #811 | 80 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #860 | 71 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #768 | 92 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #831 | 83 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #891 | 70 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #930 | 66 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #842 | 83 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #981 | 60 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #950 | 65 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #1,091 | 49 |
| 1957 | — | #1,117 | 47 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #977 | 58 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #921 | 65 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #939 | 62 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #950 | 57 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #994 | 52 |
| 1951 | — | #1,005 | 49 | |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #1,022 | 47 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #911 | 57 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #1,015 | 48 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #870 | 64 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #1,045 | 43 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #1,270 | 27 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #1,085 | 37 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #980 | 47 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #1,119 | 37 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,050 | 38 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #1,062 | 37 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #1,142 | 33 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #956 | 44 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #931 | 46 |
| 1933 | — | #1,124 | 34 | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #1,065 | 40 |
| 1930 | — | #1,190 | 35 | |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #1,138 | 37 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #950 | 51 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #898 | 57 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #1,161 | 38 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #1,093 | 43 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1922 | — | #1,120 | 40 | |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #962 | 53 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #1,045 | 44 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #908 | 54 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #1,094 | 39 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #946 | 46 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,058 | 37 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #1,073 | 28 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #1,049 | 23 |
| 1912 | — | #783 | 31 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #569 | 25 |
| 1909 | — | #653 | 17 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #616 | 17 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #615 | 15 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #619 | 13 | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Quincy was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Quincy is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#266 · 1 in 1,950
- Mississippi#281 · 1 in 1,938
- Louisiana#358 · 1 in 2,757
- Virginia#358 · 1 in 4,076
- New Jersey#383 · 1 in 5,162
Best ever in a state: #107 in South Carolina, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #266 | 12 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Louisiana | #358 | 12 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Virginia | #358 | 9 | 1 in 4,076 |
| New Jersey | #383 | 10 | 1 in 5,162 |
| Alabama | #389 | 7 | 1 in 4,310 |
| Michigan | #415 | 13 | 1 in 5,887 |
| North Carolina | #454 | 7 | 1 in 6,358 |
| Texas | #491 | 23 | 1 in 4,959 |
| California | #507 | 27 | 1 in 5,985 |
| Illinois | #508 | 13 | 1 in 7,003 |
| Pennsylvania | #548 | 7 | 1 in 12,630 |
| Ohio | #582 | 7 | 1 in 13,167 |
| New York | #649 | 12 | 1 in 11,422 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Quincy
- 39 spots since 2024 (#691 → #652)
- 47 spots since 2020 (#605 → #652)
- 54 spots since 2015 (#598 → #652)
- Biggest jump: 495 spots in 1907 (#1,111 → #616)
- Biggest drop: 496 spots in 1906 (#615 → #1,111)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1977 at #273 (716 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1959–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,295 boys born in 1977 were named Quincy (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,048 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 19.2% of all boys named Quincy (5,337) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1894, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 | #576 (1882) | #721 |
| 1890s | 79 | #629 (1890) | #750 |
| 1900s | 107 | #615 (1905) | #782 |
| 1910s | 341 | #569 (1910) | #923 |
| 1920s | 444 | #898 (1927) | #1,058 |
| 1930s | 386 | #931 (1934) | #1,058 |
| 1940s | 430 | #870 (1947) | #1,051 |
| 1950s | 551 | #921 (1955) | #997 |
| 1960s | 797 | #768 (1965) | #846 |
| 1970s | 4,450 | #273 (1977) | #398 |
| 1980s | 3,670 | #346 (1980) | #457 |
| 1990s | 4,191 | #436 (1993) | #497 |
| 2000s | 5,337 | #429 (2002) | #479 |
| 2010s | 4,399 | #533 (2010) | #598 |
| 2020s | 2,519 | #605 (2020) | #653 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Quincy in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 83,191 of them was named Quincy, which outranked 66.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,166Venetia21
- #3,166Vesta21
- #3,166Wesley21
- #3,266Quincy20
- #3,266Alexander20
- #3,266Alondra20
- #3,266Andi20
- #3,373Alanda19
- #3,373Alicea19
- #3,373Amara19
Tied with 106 names at #3,266; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 8,150 of them was named Quincy, which outranked 90.3% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.