125 Girl Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Wed Dec 20 2023
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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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- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Quincy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quitterie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the red one"
- Quinley
Origin:
English, modern invented name combining Quinn and leyMeaning:
"descendant of Conn + clearing, meadow"
- Queen
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"queen"
- Quintessence
Origin:
Word name
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"applelike fruit"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Quintessa
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"essence"
- Querida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dear, beloved"
- Quincie
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Qiana
- Quimby
Origin:
Variation of Quenby, EnglishMeaning:
"queen's settlement"
- Quynh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"night blooming flower"
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word nameMeaning:
"scribe, writer with a quill pen"
- Quiana
Origin:
Modern invented name
- Quetzal
Origin:
Bird name, NahuatlMeaning:
"large beautiful tail feather"
- Qianqian
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"Diligent, vigorous"