Quincey
Feminine · “estate of Quintus”
Quincey is given to both — 786 girls and 1,927 boys since 1880. See Quincey as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Quincey comes from the Latin for fifth, by way of a Norman place name — Cuinchy in northern France, which took its name from a Roman landowner called Quintus.
How old is the name Quincey?
Quincey first appears in US birth records in 1968 — 57 years ago. The typical Quincey alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 800 people named Quincey are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Quincey most popular?
Quincey peaked in 2025, reaching #3832 nationally. Today it ranks #3832, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
Where it comes from
From quintus to Quincey
The story of Quincey
Romans named children by number — Quintus fifth, Sextus sixth, Decimus tenth — and an estate belonging to a Quintus became a place in Artois. Norman families took the name to England and Scotland. The American Quincy family in Massachusetts gave the city its name and gave John Quincy Adams his middle one. The -ey spelling is used for both sexes and is one of several.
Meaning
estate of Quintus, that is, of the fifth
From Latin quintus, fifth, a Roman given name used for a fifth child; a Roman estate named for its owner became the French place name, which became the Norman surname de Quinci.
How the name formed
- quintus
- de Quinci
- Quincey
Related forms: Quincy · Quincy
Pronouncing Quincey
KWIN-see
Two syllables, first stressed. Quincey and Quincy are said identically.
Nicknames for Quincey
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1968
- Most girls named
- 202538 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3832reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +52.0%38 in 2025, from 25
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Quincey in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Quincy in English — spelling variant
- Quincy in French — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Utah, California, Idaho.
Quinceys among us
people named Quincey are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 42,297 born in 2025 was named Quincey
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Destin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Quincey's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Destin climbed just as high around 1996, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Destin's path sketches the road Quincey is walking now.
Quincey sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Quincey is headed
Quincey should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Quincey beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Quincey in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning traceable from a Roman number to a French estate to an American city.
- Quinn is a complete short form in very current use.
- The initial Q keeps it distinct on any list.
- Quincy is the more common spelling and will be written for her.
- It is used for both sexes, so forms may guess wrong.
- The Massachusetts city is said KWIN-zee locally, which trips people up.
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Feminine · #3832 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Quinceys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Quincey are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Quincey in 2025?
- Quincey ranks #3832 among US girl names in 2025, with 38 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Quincey?
- About 1 in every 42,297 US girls born in 2025 was named Quincey — 38 in all.
- Will my child share the name Quincey with classmates?
- Quincey will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Quincey
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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