unisex name
Quincy
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- Origin English
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 34,665
the United States
#652
2025 births
Quincy is a unisex name of Norman French origin meaning "estate of Quintus". Quintus is Latin for fifth — a genuine Roman practice of naming children by birth order — so the name reaches back through a French village to a Roman man called Fifth.
- Quincy is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 757 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,380 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Quincy 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 |
| 1890s | 90 |
| 1900s | 121 |
| 1910s | 400 |
| 1920s | 544 |
| 1930s | 458 |
| 1940s | 503 |
| 1950s | 618 |
| 1960s | 905 |
| 1970s | 4,657 |
| 1980s | 3,883 |
| 1990s | 4,777 |
| 2000s | 6,264 |
| 2010s | 5,897 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,018 |
What Quincy means
Quincy names an estate belonging to a man called Quintus, and Quintus means fifth. The number is real: Romans named children Quintus, Sextus, Septimus and Decimus by their order of birth.
Where Quincy comes from
Quincy comes from places in Normandy called Cuinchy or Quincy, from the Latin Quintiacum, the estate of Quintius — a name built on quintus, fifth. Norman families brought the surname to England, where the de Quincy earls of Winchester held land from the twelfth century; Saer de Quincy was among the barons who forced Magna Carta. The name passed to America and to Quincy, Massachusetts, and through it to John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, named for his mother's grandfather. Quincy Jones carried it into modern culture. It appears in our records in every year from 1880.
Quincy in use
Quincy appears in our records from 1880 and reached its highest recorded use in 2025.
How popular is Quincy?
In 2025, Quincy was given to 757 babies in the United States, ranking #652 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Quincy is used
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 Quincy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Quincy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Quincy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Quincy
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Quincy in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Quincey
Sibling names for Quincy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Quincy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Quincy
What does the name Quincy mean?
The estate of Quintus, from a Norman place name. Quintus is Latin for fifth.
Did Romans name children by number?
Yes — Quintus, Sextus, Septimus and Decimus all reflect birth order, and the practice was ordinary.
Is Quincy a boy's or a girl's name?
Both, though it is given more often to boys.
How popular is the name Quincy?
In 2025, Quincy was given to 757 babies in the United States, ranking #652 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
How many syllables are in Quincy?
Quincy has 2 syllables.
When was Quincy most popular?
Quincy peaked in 2025, when 757 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Quincy?
Quincy is usually shortened to Quin.
Is Quincy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Quincy currently ranks #652 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.