Girl Names That Start With Q

252 names Girl names by letter Checked 8 Oct 2026

These girl names that start with Q come straight from US birth records: 252 different girl names starting with Q were given to at least five babies in a single year. The list below starts with the 100 used most often, then splits them into names popular right now, rising names, rare finds and short or long picks.

Q is rare for girls, with only 252 names in the records, so any choice here will stand out. Quinn is the clear leader and the only name in the rising group.

Queen and Queenie show up among the older names and the current ones too. Quincy and Quinley give longer options that still lead to Quinn as a nickname.

The Q sound is quick and crisp, which suits most surnames. Spelling is mostly simple, though Quinley and Quinnley show the usual one or two N question.

Girl names starting with Q: 252
Most used ever: Quinn 28,283 babies
Most popular in 2017: Quinn #75 overall
Common endings: -ha, -ia, -na

Top 100 girl names that start with Q

Ranked by how many babies have been given each name since 1880. "Peak decade" is when the name was used most; "Trend" compares the ten years to 2017 with the ten years before.

#	Name	Babies given the name	Peak decade	Rank in 2017	Trend
1	Quinn	28,283	2010s	#75	Rising
2	Queen	14,579	1920s	#1,079	Rising
3	Quiana	3,950	1980s	#14,025	Falling
4	Queenie	3,753	1920s	#3,275	Rising
5	Quincy	3,561	2010s	#1,379	Rising
6	Qiana	2,559	1970s	#11,533	Falling
7	Quanisha	1,535	1990s	not given	Falling
8	Quintina	1,017	1970s	not given	Falling
9	Quianna	876	1990s	not given	Falling
10	Quanesha	687	1990s	not given	Falling
11	Queena	636	2010s	#4,796	Rising
12	Quetzalli	557	2010s	#5,467	Rising
13	Quanita	547	1980s	not given	Falling
14	Quintella	526	1980s	not given	Rare
15	Quanda	502	1970s	not given	Rare
16	Quinesha	409	1990s	not given	Falling
17	Quintessa	398	1990s	#15,794	Falling
18	Quinlyn	378	2010s	#6,244	Rising
19	Quinetta	373	1980s	not given	Rare
20	Quaneisha	354	1990s	not given	Falling
21	Quyen	328	1980s	not given	Falling
22	Quinley	322	2010s	#2,819	Rising
23	Quiara	312	1990s	not given	Falling
24	Quetzaly	290	2010s	#4,547	Rising
25	Quinisha	288	1990s	not given	Falling
26	Quinci	274	2000s	#12,630	Falling
27	Quynh	274	2000s	#12,630	Steady
28	Quana	260	1970s	not given	Rare
29	Quincie	248	2000s	#11,533	Steady
30	Quetzali	244	2000s	not given	Steady
31	Quincee	234	2010s	#7,787	Rising
32	Quinnlyn	226	2010s	#5,304	Rising
33	Quantina	225	1970s	not given	Rare
34	Quandra	211	1980s	not given	Rare
35	Quintasia	206	2000s	not given	Falling
36	Quintana	202	1980s	not given	Falling
37	Quinta	201	1980s	not given	Rare
38	Quenisha	191	1990s	not given	Falling
39	Quinette	189	1980s	not given	Rare
40	Quorra	187	2010s	#8,238	New
41	Quaneshia	185	1990s	not given	Falling
42	Quanasia	184	1990s	not given	Falling
43	Quynn	171	2010s	#7,390	Rising
44	Quierra	168	1990s	not given	Falling
45	Qianna	165	1980s	not given	Falling
46	Quinlynn	154	2010s	#5,789	Rising
47	Quilla	150	1920s	not given	Rare
48	Quenna	142	1960s	not given	Rare
49	Quentina	140	1970s	not given	Rare
50	Quita	140	1970s	not given	Rare
51	Quinne	133	2010s	not given	Rising
52	Quinnley	131	2010s	#4,667	New
53	Quanetta	127	1980s	not given	Rare
54	Querida	127	1990s	not given	Falling
55	Quanika	126	1990s	not given	Rare
56	Quantasia	119	1990s	not given	Falling
57	Quatisha	118	1980s	not given	Rare
58	Quida	118	1920s	not given	Rare
59	Quantisha	117	1990s	not given	Rare
60	Quinita	117	1980s	not given	Rare
61	Quiera	114	1990s	not given	Falling
62	Qiara	104	2000s	not given	Falling
63	Quintara	103	1990s	not given	Falling
64	Quaniya	102	2000s	#15,794	Steady
65	Quantia	102	1990s	not given	Falling
66	Quaniyah	99	2010s	#15,794	Rising
67	Quinlee	99	2010s	#6,002	New
68	Quanta	93	1980s	not given	Rare
69	Quinnetta	85	1980s	not given	Rare
70	Quinteria	85	1990s	not given	Falling
71	Qunisha	85	1990s	not given	Falling
72	Quadasia	84	1990s	not given	Falling
73	Quantavia	78	1990s	not given	Falling
74	Quinnie	78	1910s	not given	Rare
75	Quetzally	71	2010s	#9,885	Rising
76	Quintavia	71	2000s	not given	Falling
77	Quenesha	70	1990s	not given	Rare
78	Quamesha	68	1990s	not given	Falling
79	Quina	68	1970s	not given	Rare
80	Quetzal	64	2010s	not given	Rising
81	Quanna	58	1970s	not given	Rare
82	Quanteria	58	1990s	not given	Falling
83	Quisha	58	1980s	not given	Rare
84	Qadira	57	1990s	not given	Steady
85	Quatasia	55	1990s	not given	Falling
86	Quatina	53	1980s	not given	Rare
87	Quineshia	53	1990s	not given	Falling
88	Quintasha	53	1980s	not given	Falling
89	Quasia	51	1990s	not given	Falling
90	Quetcy	51	1960s	not given	Rare
91	Quaniesha	50	1990s	not given	Rare
92	Quentasia	50	2000s	not given	Falling
93	Quinnesha	47	1980s	not given	Falling
94	Quinterra	46	1990s	not given	Falling
95	Quaneesha	45	1990s	not given	Rare
96	Quiona	44	1980s	not given	Rare
97	Quenetta	43	1980s	not given	Rare
98	Quinnisha	43	1990s	not given	Rare
99	Quintisha	43	1990s	not given	Rare
100	Qadriyyah	41	1970s	not given	Rare

Popular girl names starting with Q right now

The most used Q names for girls in 2017, with their national rank among all girl names.

Quinn #75
Queen #1079
Quincy #1379
Quinley #2819
Queenie #3275
Quetzaly #4547
Quinnley #4667
Queena #4796
Quinnlyn #5304
Quetzalli #5467
Quinlynn #5789
Quinlee #6002
Quinlyn #6244
Quynn #7390
Quincee #7787
Quorra #8238
Quinnly #8717
Quetzally #9885
Quinnlee #9885
Quinnleigh #9885
Qiana #11533
Quincie #11533
Quinci #12630
Quynh #12630
Qwynn #12630
Quiana #14025
Quintessa #15794
Quaniya #15794
Quaniyah #15794

Rising girl names with Q

Names used far more in the last ten years than in the ten years before.

Quinn

Unique and rare girl names that start with Q

Real names that are still being given today but stay uncommon, so a child is unlikely to share it with a classmate.

Quincy
Queenie
Quetzalli
Quinley
Queena
Quinlyn
Quiana
Qiana
Quianna
Quyen
Quintessa
Quiara
Quanisha
Quinesha
Quanesha

Classic and vintage Q names

Names that peaked before the 1960s. Many are now rare enough to feel fresh again.

Queen 1920s

Short girl names that start with Q

Four letters or fewer: easy to spell, easy to call across a playground.

Qing
Qynn

Long girl names with Q

Eight letters or more, often with ready-made nicknames.

Quanisha
Quintina
Quanesha
Quetzalli
Quintella
Quinesha
Quintessa
Quinetta
Quaneisha
Quetzaly
Quinisha
Quetzali
Quinnlyn
Quantina
Quintasia
Quintana

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular girl name that starts with Q?

Quinn is the most used girl name starting with Q in US records, given to 28,283 babies since 1880.

How many girl names start with Q?

US birth records list 252 different girl names starting with Q, counting every name given to at least five babies in a year.

What are some unique girl names that start with Q?

Uncommon names still in use include Quincy, Queenie, Quetzalli, Quinley, Queena, Quinlyn.

What are short girl names that start with Q?

Short picks include Qing, Qynn.

Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017. Names are grouped as girl names when most babies given the name were girls.