Quincy
Quincy was the 654th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 422 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 273rd with 716 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 56 places. More babies were named Quincy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning from a French place name, from Quintus 'fifth' · French, Latin
Say it KWIN-see /ˈkwɪnsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #654 boys, down 49 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 422boys
- Girls and boys
- 39% girls, 61% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977716 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,207babies recorded
What does the name Quincy mean?
Quincy is a Norman surname from the French place name Quincy or Quincey, which Wiktionary traces to the Latin personal name Quintus, fifth. Quintus was a Roman first name given, at least originally, to a fifth child; DMNES glosses the related Quentin as a diminutive of quintus. In the US it is familiar from President John Quincy Adams, whom Wiktionary mentions in connection with the name. It has been used for boys since 1880 and for girls since the 1890s.
Quintus (Latin, “fifth”)quīntus (Latin, “fifth”)
How sure is this? Probable. The place-name chain is from Wiktionary.
Related names: Quentin, Quinn, Quinton.
See also: French names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Quincy' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Quentin', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Quincy
The usual nicknames for Quincy are Quin. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Quincy in the last five years, 7 were named Quin, against 9 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quin | Modern | #5,344 | 146 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Quincys go by each one.
Quincy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #815 | #654 | 335 | 422 |
| 2020 | #1,195 | #605 | 194 | 452 |
| 2010 | #1,733 | #534 | 121 | 485 |
| 2000 | #2,185 | #509 | 73 | 451 |
| 1990 | #2,940 | #502 | 39 | 382 |
| 1980 | #4,916 | #346 | 15 | 529 |
| 1970 | #3,680 | #646 | 17 | 160 |
| 1960 | #3,867 | #994 | 12 | 60 |
| 1950 | #3,887 | #1,035 | 9 | 47 |
| 1940 | #4,887 | #1,059 | 5 | 38 |
| 1930 | — | #1,211 | — | 35 |
| 1920 | #3,886 | #1,067 | 8 | 44 |
| 1910 | #2,354 | #579 | 6 | 25 |
| 1900 | #1,408 | #643 | 9 | 16 |
| 1890 | — | #660 | — | 10 |
| 1880 | — | #730 | — | 8 |
How popular is Quincy, counting every spelling?
Quincy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #618 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #654 for Quincy on its own. Together these spellings went to 445 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy | 422 | #654 | 2,067 |
| Quincey | 23 | #4,500 | 120 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Quincy?
422 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Quincy (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Quincy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Quincy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Quincy?
About 24,900 people born in the US named Quincy are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 15 and 44. That makes Quincy mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Quincy by state
How common Quincy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.3×), Kansas (2.1×), Oregon (2.1×), Oklahoma (1.9×), Missouri (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Quincy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Quincy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Quincy · Sibling names for Quincy
Questions about the name Quincy
What does Quincy mean?
Quincy means “from a French place name, from Quintus 'fifth'” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Quincy?
Quincy was the 654th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 422 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 273rd with 716 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 56 places. More babies were named Quincy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Quincy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 39% girls, 61% boys given the name Quincy in the US.
Where is Quincy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Quincy was most common in Montana (0.57 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Kansas.