Quincy Jones
There are approximately 137 people named Quincy Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,501,856 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Quincy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
137
1 in 2,501,856
Named Quincy
30K
Alive today
Named Jones
1.6M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 30K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1977
Average age: 29
Top Census group: Black or African American (53.1%)
Estimated bearers: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #5
Per 100K: 462.78
Top ancestry: White (53.1%)
First name trend
Quincy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Quincy. The peak year was 1977 with 743 births. The average person named Quincy today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Quincy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Quincy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 53.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Quincy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Quincy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American53.1% · 11,988
- White27.6% · 6,232
- Two or more races10.0% · 2,265
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 1,332
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 528
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 241
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Jones surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Jones, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 53.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Jones described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Jones at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White53.1% · 733,895
- Black or African American37.2% · 514,871
- Two or more races4.9% · 67,406
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 46,276
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 12,618
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 8,184
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Quincy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0086% of the US population, based on 29,569 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Quincy right now.
The surname Jones appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4628%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 137 people with the full name Quincy Jones. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Quincy Jones: questions and answers
How many people are named Quincy Jones?
We estimate approximately 137 people in the United States share the full name Quincy Jones. That works out to about 1 in 2,501,856 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0086%) with the surname frequency (462.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Quincy Jones?
We classify Quincy Jones as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,501,856 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Quincy a male or female name?
Quincy is predominantly unisex. Out of 32,447 total SSA registrations, 84.3% were male and 15.7% were female. See the full Quincy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Quincy Jones?
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