Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Quincy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Quincy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1977

Peak rank proxy

716

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19772024

Peak year

1977

Decline from peak

45.3%

2024

392

All-time

27,349

Quincy has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1977, when 716 boys were named Quincy.

In 2024, only 392 boys were given the name.

Down 45.3% from its peak.

All told, about 27,349 Americans have been named Quincy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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