boy's name

Quince

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 588

Quince is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1964, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1884.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Quince over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

67
'80 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Quince by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 10
1900s 18
1910s 38
1920s 67
1930s 33
1940s 31
1950s 51
1960s 66
1970s 65
1980s 47
1990s 41
2000s 47
2010s 44
2020s (to 2025) 30

How popular is Quince?

In 2025, Quince was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Quince

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Quince also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Quince over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Quince

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Quince — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Quince

How popular is the name Quince?

In 2025, Quince was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Quince a girl's or a boy's name?

Quince is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Quince?

Quince has 1 syllable.

When was Quince most popular?

Quince peaked in 1964, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Quince a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Quince currently ranks #9,534 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.