Quincy
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- KWIN-see
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #652 for boys
Quincy is a name of French origin, meaning “estate of Quintus”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 652nd for boys in the US (422 babies).
What does Quincy mean?
French: Norman surname from the place Cuinchy, from Latin Quintus
“estate of Quintus”
John Quincy Adams, sixth US president, was named after his great-grandfather Colonel John Quincy.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Quincy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Quincy has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 13 boys in the UK and 335 girls and 422 boys in the US.
How popular is Quincy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Quincy, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 23 boys. 6 girls were also named Quincy in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Quincy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were given Quincy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,452, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
- Quincy 13
- Quincey 3
In 2025, 32% of the babies named Quincy in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Quincy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Quincy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 652nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 422 about 1 in 4,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 422 boys in the US were named Quincy, making it the 652nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 605th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 716 boys. 335 girls were also named Quincy in 2025 (814th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Quincy in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 445 boys in the US were given Quincy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #602, up from #652 for this spelling alone.
- Quincy 422
- Quincey 23
Girls were 19% of the babies named Quincy in the US in 1910, and 44% in 2025.
Quincy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 422 | #652 |
| 2024 | 393 | #691 |
| 2023 | 404 | #672 |
| 2022 | 411 | #664 |
| 2021 | 437 | #632 |
| 2020 | 452 | #605 |
| 2019 | 469 | #590 |
| 2018 | 432 | #620 |
| 2017 | 435 | #606 |
| 2016 | 476 | #581 |
| 2015 | 458 | #598 |
| 2014 | 423 | #623 |
| 2013 | 421 | #603 |
| 2012 | 386 | #630 |
| 2011 | 414 | #598 |
| 2010 | 485 | #533 |
| 2009 | 515 | #527 |
| 2008 | 529 | #515 |
| 2007 | 537 | #493 |
| 2006 | 530 | #488 |
| 2005 | 547 | #465 |
| 2004 | 538 | #468 |
| 2003 | 548 | #460 |
| 2002 | 580 | #429 |
| 2001 | 562 | #432 |
| 2000 | 451 | #508 |
| 1999 | 419 | #508 |
| 1998 | 342 | #571 |
| 1997 | 381 | #525 |
| 1996 | 438 | #487 |
| 1995 | 455 | #474 |
| 1994 | 460 | #471 |
| 1993 | 505 | #436 |
| 1992 | 400 | #504 |
| 1991 | 409 | #492 |
| 1990 | 382 | #501 |
| 1989 | 334 | #522 |
| 1988 | 274 | #555 |
| 1987 | 281 | #545 |
| 1986 | 350 | #465 |
| 1985 | 327 | #478 |
| 1984 | 352 | #446 |
| 1983 | 363 | #430 |
| 1982 | 421 | #401 |
| 1981 | 439 | #385 |
| 1980 | 529 | #346 |
| 1979 | 582 | #322 |
| 1978 | 627 | #297 |
| 1977 | 716 | #273 |
| 1976 | 586 | #304 |
| 1975 | 483 | #351 |
| 1974 | 418 | #376 |
| 1973 | 321 | #436 |
| 1972 | 340 | #432 |
| 1971 | 217 | #547 |
| 1970 | 160 | #643 |
| 1969 | 100 | #775 |
| 1968 | 92 | #773 |
| 1967 | 80 | #811 |
| 1966 | 71 | #860 |
| 1965 | 92 | #768 |
| 1964 | 83 | #831 |
| 1963 | 70 | #890 |
| 1962 | 66 | #929 |
| 1961 | 83 | #841 |
| 1960 | 60 | #980 |
| 1959 | 65 | #949 |
| 1958 | 49 | #1,090 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,116 |
| 1956 | 58 | #976 |
| 1955 | 65 | #920 |
| 1954 | 62 | #938 |
| 1953 | 57 | #949 |
| 1952 | 52 | #993 |
| 1951 | 49 | #1,004 |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,021 |
| 1949 | 57 | #910 |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,014 |
| 1947 | 64 | #869 |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,045 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,269 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,085 |
| 1943 | 47 | #980 |
| 1942 | 37 | #1,119 |
| 1941 | 32 | #1,169 |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,050 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1938 | 37 | #1,062 |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,056 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,142 |
| 1935 | 44 | #956 |
| 1934 | 46 | #931 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,124 |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,035 |
| 1931 | 40 | #1,065 |
| 1930 | 35 | #1,190 |
| 1929 | 37 | #1,138 |
| 1928 | 51 | #950 |
| 1927 | 57 | #898 |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,161 |
| 1925 | 43 | #1,053 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,093 |
| 1923 | 38 | #1,157 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,120 |
| 1921 | 53 | #962 |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,045 |
| 1919 | 54 | #908 |
| 1918 | 39 | #1,094 |
| 1917 | 46 | #946 |
| 1916 | 37 | #1,058 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,073 |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,049 |
| 1912 | 31 | #783 |
| 1911 | 19 | #732 |
| 1910 | 25 | #569 |
| 1909 | 17 | #653 |
| 1908 | 9 | #946 |
| 1907 | 17 | #616 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 15 | #615 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #619 |
| 1902 | 9 | #793 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,057 |
| 1900 | 16 | #623 |
| 1899 | 10 | #661 |
| 1898 | 10 | #700 |
| 1897 | 9 | #725 |
| 1896 | 8 | #825 |
| 1895 | 11 | #640 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 10 | #629 |
| 1889 | 10 | #628 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 9 | #647 |
| 1885 | 10 | #604 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #798 |
| 1882 | 11 | #576 |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
Names like Quincy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Cody, Rory, Sonny, Logan, Kody, Casey, Riley, Lenny, Noah, Finn, Colby
Other spellings of Quincy
Names related to Quincy
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Quincy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quincy, updated 20 October 2026.