Quincy

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A few things about Quincy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Quincy

Quincy Jones

American record producer and composer (1933–2024)

Choose Quincy and your child shares a first name with Quincy Jones, an American record producer and composer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Quincy, like who?” Quincy Jones's Wikipedia article is available in 73 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,047 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Quincy, 422 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Quincy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryQuincy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Quincys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1977, when it reached #273.
• 🍂TrendQuincy has slipped 47 places over the last five years and now sits at #652. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedQuincy is most popular in Montana, where it ranks #227, followed by Oregon (#351) and Kansas (#352). It's in the top 1,000 in 30 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlQuincy is given to both boys and girls: 56% of the 757 babies named Quincy in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Quincy means “the fifth”. Our records link it to English and Irish roots.

About the name Quincy

Quincy is a gender-neutral name of English and Irish origin meaning “the fifth”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Q and ending in “-ncy”. US birth records list Quincy for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 143 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #273 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #652, with 422 babies. Of the 757 US babies named Quincy in 2025, 44% were girls and 56% were boys.

Origin:English namesIrish names