Quincee
A unisex name of Native American Quinnipiac origin meaning "long river".
Name Census estimates that about 351 living Americans carry the first name Quincee. It is a predominantly female name (91.3% of registrations). The average person named Quincee today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quincee births was 2022 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quincee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
351
~ 1 in 976,508 Americans
Peak year
2022
25 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2022 SSA rank
#10,061
Tracked since 1988
Census
Quincee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 330 people with the first name Quincee, which placed it at #27,622 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,622
National first-name rank
People counted
330
330 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quincee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quincee is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Black (21.8%) and Two or More Races (7.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Quincee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Quincee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.4% · 206
- Black or African American21.8% · 72
- Two or more races7.3% · 24
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Quincee
Quincee leans heavily female at 91.3% of total registrations, but 31 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Quincee as a male name
- Ranked #11,968 in 2022
- 6 male births in 2022
- Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Quincee as a female name
- Ranked #10,061 in 2024
- 10 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (19 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Quincee leans strongly female. 278 people counted with this name were female (82.5%), compared with 59 male bearers (17.5%).
Popularity
Quincee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quincee from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 145 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Quincee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quincee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Quincee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Quincees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Quincee
The name Quincee has its origins in the Latin language and is derived from the word "quincunx," which refers to an arrangement of five objects in a pattern resembling the five spots on a dice. This name likely emerged during the Roman era, when the quincunx pattern held significant symbolic meaning in various aspects of Roman culture, including architecture, horticulture, and military formations.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quincee can be found in the writings of the Roman author and naturalist, Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD). He mentioned the term "quincunx" in his encyclopedic work "Naturalis Historia," which covered a wide range of topics, from natural history to art and agriculture.
In the Middle Ages, the name Quincee gained popularity among certain aristocratic families in Europe. One notable figure bearing this name was Quincee de Beaumont (1165-1235), a French nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade under King Richard I of England.
During the Renaissance period, the name Quincee was associated with scholars and intellectuals who studied the works of classical Roman authors. One such individual was Quincee Boccaccio (1470-1525), an Italian humanist and poet who was renowned for his translations of ancient Greek texts.
In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the name Quincee was Quincee Horatius Flaccus (1611-1679), an English poet and translator who produced acclaimed translations of the works of the Roman poet Horace.
Another historically significant figure with the name Quincee was Quincee Adams (1767-1848), the sixth President of the United States. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the Monroe Doctrine and is remembered for his staunch opposition to slavery.
While the name Quincee may not be as common today as it once was, it carries a rich historical legacy, reflecting the enduring influence of Roman culture and language on subsequent eras and civilizations.
People
Quincee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quincee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Q
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Quincee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quincee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 351 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quincee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 976,508 US residents.
Is Quincee a common name?
We classify Quincee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 355 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quincee most popular?
The single biggest year for Quincee was 2022, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quincee is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Quincee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 330 people with the name Quincee, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,622 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Quincee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Quincee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Quincee leans strongly female. 278 people counted with this name were female (82.5%), compared with 59 male bearers (17.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Quincee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Quincee is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Black (21.8%) and Two or More Races (7.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Quincee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Quincee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.4% (206 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Quincee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quincee a female name?
Yes, 91.3% of people registered as Quincee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Quincee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quincee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Quincee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Quincee?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.