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

51 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. Queenie
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "queen"
  4. Quynh
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "night blooming flower"
  5. Quintessa
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "essence"
  6. Queen
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "queen"
  7. Quinley
    • Origin:

      English, modern invented name combining Quinn
    • Meaning:

      "clearing, meadow"
  8. Quentin
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
  9. Quitterie
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "the red one"
  10. Quetzalli
    • Origin:

      Nahuatl, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "feather, precious thing"
  11. Qadira
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "capable"
  12. Quintessence
    • Origin:

      Word name
  13. Quinta
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "fifth"
  14. Quince
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "applelike fruit"
  15. Quill
    • Origin:

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

      "scribe, writer with a quill pen"
  16. Quetzal
    • Origin:

      Bird name, Nahuatl
    • Meaning:

      "large beautiful tail feather"
  17. Quora
    • Origin:

      Variation of Cora, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "maiden"
  18. Quiteria
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "the red one"
  19. Quinlan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
  20. Quenby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "queen's settlement"