girl's name
Queen
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 16,472
Ireland
#884
2006 births
Queen is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 282 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,944 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Queen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 193 |
| 1890s | 345 |
| 1900s | 617 |
| 1910s | 1,517 |
| 1920s | 2,444 |
| 1930s | 2,243 |
| 1940s | 2,157 |
| 1950s | 1,803 |
| 1960s | 723 |
| 1970s | 230 |
| 1980s | 213 |
| 1990s | 494 |
| 2000s | 576 |
| 2010s | 1,613 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 955 |
How popular is Queen?
In 2025, Queen was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Queen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Queen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Queen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Queen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Queen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Queen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Queen
How popular is the name Queen?
In 2025, Queen was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Queen a girl's or a boy's name?
Queen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Queen?
Queen has 1 syllable.
When was Queen most popular?
Queen peaked in 2018, when 282 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Queen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Queen currently ranks #2,228 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.