Queen
Queen was the 2234th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 369th; the most babies were born in 2018 (282). Over the last ten years it has moved down 717 places. More babies were named Queen in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,234 girls, down 1,271 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018282 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,123babies recorded
Queen popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 31 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,234 | 83 |
| 2020 | #963 | 265 |
| 2010 | #2,581 | 71 |
| 2000 | #2,563 | 59 |
| 1990 | #3,789 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,733 | 34 |
| 1970 | #2,913 | 24 |
| 1960 | #1,041 | 107 |
| 1950 | #531 | 244 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 |
| 1930 | #474 | 200 |
| 1920 | #446 | 228 |
| 1910 | #448 | 80 |
| 1900 | #414 | 67 |
| 1890 | #537 | 25 |
| 1880 | #416 | 17 |
How popular is Queen, counting every spelling?
Queen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Queen?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Queen (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Queen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Queen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Queen?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Queen are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 11 and 75. That makes Queen mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Queen by state
How common Queen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.0×), Georgia (1.9×), Florida (1.8×), Virginia (1.7×), North Carolina (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Queen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Queen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Queen
How popular is the name Queen?
Queen was the 2234th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 369th; the most babies were born in 2018 (282). Over the last ten years it has moved down 717 places. More babies were named Queen in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Queen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Queen in the US.
Where is Queen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Queen was most common in Michigan (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Florida.