COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

CRITICALLY LOW — LETTER Q

30 names under Q. Reported in 2025 at five to nine births. The line is five.

NameSexFirst seen2025 birthsPeakTotal births
QamarM198862013 · 13171
QianaF197051978 · 3722,622
QilaniF202552025 · 55
QiraF201952022 · 1671
QoriF202552025 · 55
QuantaviousM198061997 · 38533
QuavionM199452005 · 18261
QuavonM198961999 · 30485
QuaylonM199361995 · 968
QueM191662022 · 11125
QueenieF188081917 · 703,912
QuestF199851998 · 959
QuianaF197051979 · 3213,999
QuiariF202552025 · 55
QuigleyM201652023 · 616
QuillanM198252019 · 19378
QuillenM200192020 · 1073
QuinceM188481964 · 14588
QuinceeF198882022 · 19332
QuinnleighF201462022 · 1485
QuinnlyF201492021 · 14128
QuinnlynF200082018 · 35360
QuinntinM198852011 · 12155
QuinntonM198292010 · 24430
QuinstonM198752014 · 831
QuintrellM197682009 · 20513
QuorraF201162012 · 40264
QusaiM199582015 · 26246
QuyenF197761983 · 22341
QuynnF199882014 · 18243

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

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