120 Baby Names That Start With Q (With Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with Q are few and far between, as Q is one of the rarest first initials in the United States. However, one name comes out on top for both girls and boys: Quinn. The Irish surname is particularly popular for girls, influenced by a character on the television show Glee.
Quinn is the only girls name starting with Q that makes the Top 1000. Other boy names starting with Q in the US Top 1000 include Quentin, Quinton, and Quincy. Quin- names dominate the pool names with the Q initial. There are a number of unique options worth considering, such as Quinlan, Quince, and Quintero for boys, and Quinta, Quincy, and Quintessa for girls.
But there’s no need to limit yourself to the Quinns! Word names beginning with Q are especially quirky — Quartz, Quill, Quest, and Quarry are some of the best. Quito and Quebec are rare place names, and the Arabic Qasim ranks among the top names in England.
Here, our full selection of names that start with Q, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of Conn"
- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Quincy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quinton
Origin:
English or LatinMeaning:
"queen's manor or fith"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quade
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"son of Uaid"
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word name
- Quintus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Quincy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quantavius
Origin:
English, modern combination of Quan and Octavius
- Quillan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cub"
- Qirin
Origin:
Invented name
- Quetzalli
Origin:
Nahuatl, Native AmericanMeaning:
"feather, precious thing"
- Quartz
Origin:
Mineral name
- Quintessa
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"essence"
- Quintin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quest
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"seek; mission"
- Quynh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"night blooming flower"
- Quay
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"wharf"