187 Boy Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)

187 Boy Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)

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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  1. Quinn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
  2. Quincy
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "estate of the fifth son"
  3. Quillan
    • Origin:

      Iris, Zodiac sign of Leo, the lion
    • Meaning:

      "cub"
  4. Quentin
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
  5. Quinton
    • Origin:

      English or Latin
    • Meaning:

      "queen's manor; fith"
  6. Quill
    • Origin:

      Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word name
  7. Quade
    • Origin:

      Latin or Irish,
    • Meaning:

      "fourth, born fourth; son of Uaid"
  8. Quirin
    • Origin:

      German from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "spear"
  9. Quintus
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
  10. Quintin
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
  11. Quirt
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "cuarta"
  12. Quartz
    • Origin:

      Mineral name
  13. Quinlan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
  14. Quigley
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "from the mother's side"
  15. Qirin
    • Origin:

      Invented name
  16. Quaid
    • Quimby
      • Origin:

        Variation of Quenby, English
      • Meaning:

        "queen's settlement"
    • Quadir
      • Qhawe
        • Origin:

          Xhosa and Zulu
        • Meaning:

          "hero"
      • Quilan