Mostly boys · peaked in 1977
Quincy name popularity since 1925
32,263 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Quincy (16.4% girls, 83.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Quincy is about 26 years old in 2026. Quincy peaked in 1977 as the #273 name for boys, and it ranked #654 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,263
- Named Quincy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #654
- for boys in 2025 (422 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 83.6% boys
- 5,307 girls · 26,956 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Quincy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Quincy births per year, 1925–2025
1977 was the biggest year for Quincy both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Quincy became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 17,900 baby boys to 1 in 3,760.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, its share of baby boys fell by 47%, from 1 in 2,620 to 1 in 4,940.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Quincy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Quincy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Quincy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 57 | 226 | – |
| 1930s | 72 | 386 | #963 |
| 1940s | 73 | 430 | #1,291 |
| 1950s | 67 | 551 | #926 |
| 1960s | 108 | 797 | #770 |
| 1970s | 207 | 4,450 | #351 |
| 1980s | 213 | 3,670 | #478 |
| 1990s | 586 | 4,191 | #475 |
| 2000s | 927 | 5,337 | #465 |
| 2010s | 1,498 | 4,399 | #598 |
| 2020–25 | 1,499 | 2,519 | #654 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.7% of babies named Quincy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Quincy is most popular
The index compares Quincy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Quincy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.77× | 619 |
| Louisiana | 2.48× | 1,170 |
| Mississippi | 2.12× | 675 |
| South Carolina | 2.04× | 751 |
| Georgia | 1.67× | 1,211 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Quincy and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy (this page) | 26,956 | 1977 |
| Quincey | 1,901 | 1976 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Quincy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Quincy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Quincy (1977).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data