Quince comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Simle: fruit tree, ripe fruit. | Formal: fruit-bearing tree; ripe fruit..
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How popular is Quince?
1964peak year
Today, Quince is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12411), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1964, 14 babies were given the name (ranked #2288 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Quince has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 576 babies have been registered as Quince since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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