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
Quincy through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #682 among boys, with 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 on, more boys have.
  3. 1933
    Quincy Jones born
    American record producer and composer
  4. 1977
    Peak, #273
    716 babies named Quincy, the most in any year.
  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.