Is Quincey a boy or girl name?

Quincey is a unisex name. Of the 2,713 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.0% were girls and 71.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Quincey

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Quincey was most popular in 2002, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,884 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,713 people named Quincey.

Quincey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Quincey’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Quincey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Quincey is a unisex name — 29.0% of the 2,713 Americans given it were girls and 71.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 49% girls and 51% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Quincey

Where Quincey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org