Given name & surname
Quimby
“from the woman's estate”
Quimby is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “from the woman's estate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the woman's estate.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quimby through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,564 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Quimby’s family of names
Quimby has a related form in Quimbea. Quimby has a related form in Quimbee. Quimby has a related form in Quimbey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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