Quincy
Girl name · #814 in 2025 · Distinctive
Quincy is currently the #814 girl name in the United States — 335 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1526, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 5,373 girls born in 2025 was named Quincy.
Babies named Quincy per year. Source: SSA.
The 133-year story
Quincy first appears in the Social Security records in 1892, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 335 babies and a rank of #814. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Quincy in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Quincy is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Quincy is most common
Geography matters for names, and Quincy is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Quincy is most common in MT (3.9 per 1,000), UT (2.5 per 1,000), ID (2.4 per 1,000), OR (0.8 per 1,000), CO (0.8 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Quincy is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Quincy
Statistically, parents drawn to Quincy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mercy, Maisy, Ripley, Legacy, and Gitty.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Quincy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 335 | #814 |
| 2024 | 273 | #955 |
| 2023 | 263 | #978 |
| 2022 | 212 | #1145 |
| 2021 | 222 | #1112 |
| 2020 | 194 | #1194 |
| 2019 | 186 | #1251 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1262 |
| 2017 | 168 | #1373 |
| 2016 | 165 | #1406 |
| 2015 | 147 | #1526 |
| 2014 | 152 | #1471 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1646 |
| 2012 | 128 | #1663 |
| 2011 | 119 | #1728 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1720 |
| 2009 | 95 | #2119 |
| 2008 | 105 | #1990 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1988 |
| 2006 | 98 | #2016 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1969 |
| 2004 | 86 | #2100 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1845 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1955 |
| 2001 | 80 | #2075 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Quincy a popular girl name?
Quincy ranked #814 among girls in 2025 with 335 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1526.
When was the name Quincy most popular?
Quincy peaked in 2025, when 335 American girls received the name (ranked #814 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Quincy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 5,373 newborn American girls was named Quincy. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.