125 Girl Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)

125 Girl Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)

Girl names that start with Q have only one representative in the US Top 1000, the attractive Irish option Quinn. In fact, in 2016 fewer than 5000 baby girls in total were given names starting with the rare initial Q, which is about a quarter of the number of Emmas.

Along with Quinn, other cute and quirky Q names for girls include Queenie, Quincy, Quilla, and Quenby, none of which currently ranks in the Top 1000 for girls.

There are also a host of intriguing international Q-starting girl names to consider, like the Arabic Qadira, the French Quitterie, or the underused Latin name Quinta — perfect for a fifth child!

Here, our full selection of girl 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 from Latin
    • Meaning:

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

      French
    • Meaning:

      "the red one"
  4. Quinley
    • Origin:

      English, modern invented name combining Quinn and ley
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of Conn + clearing, meadow"
  5. Queen
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "queen"
  6. Quintessence
    • Origin:

      Word name
  7. Quentin
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
  8. Quince
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "applelike fruit"
  9. Queenie
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "queen"
  10. Quintessa
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "essence"
  11. Querida
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "dear, beloved"
  12. Quincie
    • Quinlan
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
    • Qiana
      • Quimby
        • Origin:

          Variation of Quenby, English
        • Meaning:

          "queen's settlement"
      • Quynh
        • Origin:

          Vietnamese
        • Meaning:

          "night blooming flower"
      • Quill
        • Origin:

          Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word name
        • Meaning:

          "scribe, writer with a quill pen"
      • Quiana
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name
      • Quetzal
        • Origin:

          Bird name, Nahuatl
        • Meaning:

          "large beautiful tail feather"
      • Qianqian
        • Origin:

          Chinese
        • Meaning:

          "Diligent, vigorous"