How Many People Are Named Quay?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Quay. It is predominantly male (96.4%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Quay peaked in popularity in 1934 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quay as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Quay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.4% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1934
15 births
Total Registered
412
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quay
Quay is predominantly male (96.4%), though 15 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Quay as a male name
Ranked #10,623 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (14 births)
Quay as a female name
Ranked #11,649 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1934 (5 births)
Quay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quay span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 65 babies were registered. While Quay is less common than at its peak in the 1930s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Quay by Decade
How has Quay tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Quay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Quay
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Quay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quay?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Quay are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Quay a common name?
Quay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 412 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quay most popular?
Quay reached peak popularity in 1934, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quay is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quay a male name?
Quay is predominantly male. 96.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quay Smith, Quay Johnson, Quay Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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