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Quincy

Pronounced /ˈkwɪnsi/

Rank in 2024
#957
Born in 2024
272
Peak year
2024 · #957
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:392 in 2024 (#687)

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 272 girls were named Quincy, about 1 in every 5,931.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1892.
  • 5,098 girls have been named Quincy since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Quincy per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 145 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 133 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 148 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 280 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 586 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,493 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,293 babies, 0.11 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

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.

  • (US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Quincy, CC BY-SA 4.0.