Quincey
Quincey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Quincey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quincey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Quincey
As a girl name
American parents first put Quincey on the record books as a girl name in 1968, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 30 Quinceys were born — ranking #4,584 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Quinceys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,183 among girl names with 25 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 797 Quinceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Quincey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 52 births, good for #2,068 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Quinceys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,514 among boy names with 23 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 2K Quinceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Quincey
Quincey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Quincey's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Quincey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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