51 Girl Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)
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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"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Quynh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"night blooming flower"
- Quintessa
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"essence"
- Queen
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"queen"
- Quinley
Origin:
English, modern invented name combining QuinnMeaning:
"clearing, meadow"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quitterie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the red one"
- Quetzalli
Origin:
Nahuatl, Native AmericanMeaning:
"feather, precious thing"
- Qadira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"capable"
- Quintessence
Origin:
Word name
- Quinta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"applelike fruit"
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word nameMeaning:
"scribe, writer with a quill pen"
- Quetzal
Origin:
Bird name, NahuatlMeaning:
"large beautiful tail feather"
- Quora
Origin:
Variation of Cora, GreekMeaning:
"maiden"
- Quiteria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the red one"
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Quenby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen's settlement"