187 Boy Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Sun Jan 19 2025
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Boy names that start with Q are certainly a quirky bunch! Only four Q-starting boy names currently rank in the US top 1000: Quinn, Quincy, Quinton, and Quentin.
Along with Quinn and Quinton, Arabic Qasim also ranks in the Top 1000 boy baby names in England and Wales.
If you want to break free of the Quin/Quen mold, there are plenty of cool Q boy baby names to consider: from mythological Qirin, to gemstone name Quartz, to quirky surname picks Quixley and Quigley.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with Q, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quincy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quinton
Origin:
English or LatinMeaning:
"queen's manor; fith"
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word nameMeaning:
"lion, scribe, writer with a quill pen"
- Quade
Origin:
Latin or Irish,Meaning:
"fourth, born fourth; son of Uaid"
- Quin
- Quay
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"wharf"
- Quan
- Quint
Origin:
English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton
- Quillon
Origin:
Latin or GreekMeaning:
"crossing swords; strong"
- Quirin
Origin:
German from LatinMeaning:
"spear"
- Quirt
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"cuarta"
- Quigley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the mother's side"
- Quintin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quillan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cub, Leo"
- Qirin
Origin:
Invented name
- Quique
Origin:
Spanish nickname for Henrique, Spanish form of Henry
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Quenton