Quincy

#814 for girls in 2025, 335 births · #652 for boys in 2025, 422 births
Given to boys 83.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1977 · 716 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
27,773
since 1880

Quincy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #273, 1977girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#814335#652422
2024#955273#691393
2023#978263#672404
2022#1,145212#664411
2021#1,112222#632437
2020#1,194194#605452
2019#1,251186#590469
2018#1,262183#620432
2017#1,373168#606435
2016#1,406165#581476
2015#1,526147#598458
2014#1,471152#623423
2013#1,646129#603421
2012#1,663128#630386
2011#1,728119#598414
2010#1,720121#533485
2009#2,11995#527515
2008#1,990105#515529
2007#1,988103#493537
2006#2,01698#488530
2005#1,96997#465547
2004#2,10086#468538
2003#1,845100#460548
2002#1,95590#429580
2001#2,07580#432562
2000#2,17473#508451
1999#2,25866#508419
1998#2,16466#571342
1997#2,11666#525381
1996#1,86478#487438
1995#1,85076#474455
1994#2,02669#471460
1993#2,26757#436505
1992#3,68029#504400
1991#2,88640#492409
1990#2,90039#502382
1989#4,02024#523334
1988#3,58526#555274
1987#3,52425#545281
1986#3,13529#465350
1985#3,32826#478327
1984#4,73715#446352
1983#3,94919#430363
1982#4,34717#401421
1981#4,34417#385439
1980#4,74315#346529
1979#3,33324#322582
1978#3,28323#297627
1977#2,90927#273716
1976#2,93225#304586
1975#2,88125#351483
1974#3,55818#376418
1973#4,15514#436321
1972#4,09114#432340
1971#3,26620#547217
1970#3,57717#643160
1969#3,46116#775100
1968#3,16917#77392
1967#4,9828#81180
1966#4,4939#86071
1965#4,8318#76892
1964#6,0096#83183
1963#3,80112#89170
1962#4,26310#93066
1961#4,23910#84283
1960#3,68812#98160
1959#5,5666#95065
1958#3,54312#1,09149
1957—#1,11747
1956#4,8377#97758
1955#4,7407#92165
1954#4,6557#93962
1953#4,5957#95057
1952#3,20112#99452
1951—#1,00549
1950#3,6629#1,02247
1949#4,6736#91157
1948#5,2435#1,01548
1947#3,06112#87064
1946#3,6658#1,04543
1945#4,5565#1,27027
1944#4,0546#1,08537
1943#3,8017#98047
1942#3,7387#1,11937
1941#2,53212#1,16932
1940#4,3495#1,05038
1939#2,41712#1,01539
1938#3,8476#1,06237
1937#2,9409#1,05637
1936#2,68910#1,14233
1935#2,9269#95644
1934#3,4497#93146
1933—#1,12434
1932#2,36513#1,03541
1931#3,8486#1,06540
1930—#1,19035
1929#3,1379#1,13837
1928#2,95410#95051
1927#2,43314#89857
1926#2,70812#1,16138
1925#2,77812#1,05343
1924#2,97311#1,09343
1923#2,73212#1,15738
1922—#1,12040
1921#2,76212#96253
1920#3,5988#1,04544
1919#3,2199#90854
1918#4,8095#1,09439
1917#3,3448#94646
1916#3,2588#1,05837
1915#2,9009#1,01539
1914#2,8767#1,07328
1913#2,5407#1,04923
1912—#78331
1911—#73219
1910#2,1406#56925
1909—#65317
1908—#9469
1907—#61617
1906—#1,1116
1905—#61515
1904——
1903—#61913
1902#1,7935#7949
1901—#1,0585
1900#1,3199#62316
1899—#66110
1898—#70110
1897—#7259
1896—#8268
1895—#64011
1894#1,4855#1,0745
1893——
1892#1,2786#8617
1891—#6359
1890—#62910
1889—#62810
1888—#1,0315
1887—#8196
1886—#6479
1885—#60410
1884——
1883—#7996
1882—#57611
1881—#7067
1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

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 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedNHWashington: #479 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,353 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #325 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,134 boysILWisconsin: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,928 boysWIMichigan: #333 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,374 boysMINew York: #465 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,677 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedRIOregon: #355 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,014 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #350 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,457 boysINOhio: #341 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,743 boysOHPennsylvania: #504 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,676 boysPANew Jersey: #501 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,076 boysNJConnecticut: #219 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,981 boysCTCalifornia: #620 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 9,131 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedUTColorado: #374 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,973 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #279 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,052 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #326 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,456 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,910 boysARTennessee: #260 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,490 boysTNNorth Carolina: #278 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,365 boysNCSouth Carolina: #152 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 844 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #195 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,047 boysLAMississippi: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,139 boysMSAlabama: #241 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,880 boysALGeorgia: #226 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,548 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Quincy, so not publishedHITexas: #290 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,026 boysTXFlorida: #430 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,497 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#152 · 1 in 844
  2. Louisiana#195 · 1 in 1,047
  3. Connecticut#219 · 1 in 1,981
  4. Georgia#226 · 1 in 1,548
  5. Arkansas#238 · 1 in 1,910

Best ever in a state: #107 in South Carolina, 1979.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#152251 in 844
Louisiana#195351 in 1,047
Connecticut#21991 in 1,981
Georgia#226261 in 1,548
Arkansas#23881 in 1,910
Alabama#241141 in 1,880
Tennessee#260131 in 2,490
North Carolina#278161 in 2,365
Missouri#279121 in 3,052
Texas#290681 in 2,026
Mississippi#29391 in 2,139
Illinois#325271 in 3,134
Virginia#326101 in 3,456
Michigan#333151 in 4,374
Ohio#341171 in 4,743
Indiana#35091 in 4,457
Oregon#35551 in 4,014
Colorado#37461 in 3,973
Wisconsin#40051 in 6,928
Florida#430141 in 4,497
New York#465201 in 5,677
Washington#47951 in 6,353
New Jersey#50161 in 7,076
Pennsylvania#50481 in 9,676
California#620221 in 9,131
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
97 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1977 at #273 (716 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1959–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,295
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 19.2% of all boys named Quincy (5,337) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1895
  • Mostly girls until 1894, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s72#576 (1882)#721
1890s79#629 (1890)#750
1900s107#615 (1905)#782
1910s341#569 (1910)#923
1920s444#898 (1927)#1,058
1930s386#931 (1934)#1,058
1940s430#870 (1947)#1,051
1950s551#921 (1955)#997
1960s797#768 (1965)#846
1970s4,450#273 (1977)#398
1980s3,670#346 (1980)#457
1990s4,191#436 (1993)#497
2000s5,337#429 (2002)#479
2010s4,399#533 (2010)#598
2020s2,519#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 1981

girls
#4,344
17 births · 1 in 98,121 girls
boys
#385
439 births · 1 in 4,080 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #4,344Quincy17

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #385Quincy439
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 98,121 of them was named Quincy, which outranked 64.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quincy
  1. #4,162Yulonda18
  2. #4,162Zainab18
  3. #4,162Zuleika18
  4. #4,344Quincy17
  5. #4,344Ahsley17
  6. #4,344Ainsley17
  7. #4,344Alayne17
  8. #4,532Adriel16
  9. #4,532Alicen16
  10. #4,532Alona16

Tied with 187 names at #4,344; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 4,080 of them was named Quincy, which outranked 94.7% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Quincy
  1. #382Graham448
  2. #383Gilberto446
  3. #383Rolando446
  4. #385Quincy439
  5. #386Quentin437
  6. #387Lester436
  7. #388Jeff434
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1981 →