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"
- Quincy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word name
- Quinton
Origin:
English or LatinMeaning:
"queen's manor; fith"
- Quantavius
Origin:
English, modern combination of Quan and Octavius
- Quade
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"son of Uaid"
- Quincy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Quaid
- Quynh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"night blooming flower"
- Quintus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quillan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cub"
- Quince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"applelike fruit"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Qirin
Origin:
Invented name
- Quay
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"wharf"
- Quinley
Origin:
English, modern invented name combining QuinnMeaning:
"clearing, meadow"
- Quitterie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the red one"