Fun Facts About the Name Quincey
- More than 2 thousand babies named Quincey: U.S. records list 2,713 babies given the name Quincey from 1880 through 2025. Even 786 girls received the name Quincey - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Quincey Mean?
Quincey is a variant spelling of Quincy. The name comes from an English surname that was taken from a place name in Normandy, France. That place name is generally traced to a Latinized Gallo-Roman form, Quintiacum, built from a Roman personal name - either Quintus or Quintius - and the suffix -acum, which marked an estate or settlement. The literal sense is "estate of Quintus" or "estate of Quintius." Quintus is Latin for "fifth," a common Roman given name; that number sense belongs to the personal name, not directly to Quincey.
Quincey Name History & Origins
The surname Quincy came to England with the Norman Conquest. The de Quincy family, named after a place in Normandy, became prominent in the 12th and 13th centuries; Saer de Quincy was made Earl of Winchester in 1207. The surname appeared in several spellings, including Quincy and Quincey. As a given name, Quincy is a transferred use of that surname, and Quincey is one of its variant spellings.
The Quincey spelling also appears in the surname of the English essayist Thomas De Quincey (1785 - 1859). That is a surname use; the given name Quincey follows the same etymology as Quincy and differs only in spelling.
How Popular is the Name Quincey?
Quincey has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #1,300 in 1976.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,891 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2024 | #5,244 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #4,964 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #7,218 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,521 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,279 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,007 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #5,741 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #6,474 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #5,753 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #4,692 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #5,947 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #4,995 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #4,936 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #7,348 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,747 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #10,500 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #6,092 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #7,030 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #7,415 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #8,746 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,918 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #5,748 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #6,071 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #4,965 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #7,067 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,606 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,085 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #6,736 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #4,545 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #5,386 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #5,183 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #5,380 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #6,225 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #4,948 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #6,056 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #13,909 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #8,535 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,567 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #8,350 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,799 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,500 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #4,281 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #4,703 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,266 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #4,202 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #3,711 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,241 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #5,258 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #3,498 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,435 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #4,262 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #2,696 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2013 | #3,475 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #3,044 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #3,094 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #3,608 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #2,832 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2008 | #2,815 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #4,334 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #2,439 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #3,000 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #2,443 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 2003 | #2,259 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #2,083 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #2,336 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #3,054 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #2,445 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #3,072 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,806 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #2,581 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #2,014 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #1,962 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1993 | #2,154 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #2,802 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #2,591 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #1,902 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #2,398 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,421 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #2,383 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,486 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,277 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #3,400 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,551 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #1,979 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #1,888 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #1,947 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,088 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #1,528 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #1,354 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1976 | #1,300 | 47 | 0.0030% |
| 1975 | #1,443 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 1974 | #1,920 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #1,642 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #1,957 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1971 | #2,447 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1970 | #3,228 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,847 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,596 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,467 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #2,429 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #2,241 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #2,517 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,000 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,587 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,962 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,896 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,497 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,483 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,843 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,427 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,358 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,932 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1937 | #3,901 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,089 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #4,045 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,687 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,096 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,209 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #4,662 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,444 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,371 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1913 | #3,165 | 5 | 0.0010% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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