# Quincy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/quincy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “fifth [born]” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɪnsi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 33,207 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 27,773 / 5,434 (16% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 400, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 119 | 1,738 |
| 2012 | 128 | 1,668 |
| 2013 | 129 | 1,656 |
| 2014 | 152 | 1,478 |
| 2015 | 147 | 1,531 |
| 2016 | 165 | 1,411 |
| 2017 | 168 | 1,377 |
| 2018 | 183 | 1,266 |
| 2019 | 186 | 1,253 |
| 2020 | 194 | 1,195 |
| 2021 | 222 | 1,115 |
| 2022 | 212 | 1,148 |
| 2023 | 263 | 980 |
| 2024 | 273 | 957 |
| 2025 | 335 | 815 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 414 | 598 |
| 2012 | 386 | 630 |
| 2013 | 421 | 603 |
| 2014 | 423 | 624 |
| 2015 | 458 | 598 |
| 2016 | 476 | 582 |
| 2017 | 435 | 606 |
| 2018 | 432 | 621 |
| 2019 | 469 | 590 |
| 2020 | 452 | 605 |
| 2021 | 437 | 634 |
| 2022 | 411 | 665 |
| 2023 | 404 | 673 |
| 2024 | 393 | 692 |
| 2025 | 422 | 654 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 4,373 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3,252 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,942 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,927 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,669 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,216 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,630 |
| 2015 | 20 | 1,279 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1,210 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1,316 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,314 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,782 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,529 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1,460 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1,897 |

## People named Quincy

- Quincy Jones, American record producer and composer (1933–2024)
- Quincy Promes, Dutch association football player (born 1992)
- Quincy Hall, American athlete
- Quincy Watts, Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner
- Quincy Acy, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Quincy Pondexter, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Quincy Miller, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Quincy Wilson, American athlete
- Quincy Lewis, American basketball player (born 1977)
- Quincy Porter, American composer (1897–1966)
- Quincy Wright, American political scientist (1890–1970)
- John Quincy Adams Brackett, American politician (1842–1918)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.