THE RETURNED — LETTER Q
69 names under Q. Gone ten consecutive years or more, then reported again.
| Name | Sex | Longest absence | Returned | 2025 births | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadirah | F | 2000–2009 (10 yrs) | 2010 | 0 | 1994 · 8 |
| Qadree | M | 1984–1994 (11 yrs) | 1995 | 0 | 1995 · 7 |
| Qamari | M | 2008–2019 (12 yrs) | 2020 | 0 | 2007 · 6 |
| Qi | M | 2004–2015 (12 yrs) | 2016 | 0 | 2002 · 7 |
| Qian | M | 2001–2013 (13 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 2014 · 8 |
| Qua | M | 1993–2003 (11 yrs) | 2004 | 0 | 1992 · 5 |
| Quadair | M | 2008–2018 (11 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 2007 · 7 |
| Quaid | M | 1972–1986 (15 yrs) | 1987 | 20 | 2008 · 37 |
| Qualen | M | 1997–2006 (10 yrs) | 2007 | 0 | 1996 · 5 |
| Qualiyah | F | 2005–2014 (10 yrs) | 2015 | 0 | 2015 · 8 |
| Qualon | M | 2008–2023 (16 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 1996 · 8 |
| Quanah | F | 1963–1973 (11 yrs) | 1974 | 0 | 1975 · 10 |
| Quanecia | F | 1988–1998 (11 yrs) | 1999 | 0 | 1987 · 5 |
| Quantavia | F | 2001–2011 (11 yrs) | 2012 | 0 | 1989 · 10 |
| Quartney | F | 2002–2018 (17 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 1994 · 8 |
| Quavious | M | 2005–2017 (13 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 1991 · 5 |
| Quavis | M | 1994–2010 (17 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 1980 · 9 |
| Quay | F | 1935–1958 (24 yrs) | 1959 | 0 | 1934 · 5 |
| Quaylen | M | 2004–2021 (18 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2003 · 6 |
| Quaylon | M | 2007–2017 (11 yrs) | 2018 | 6 | 1995 · 9 |
| Que | M | 1922–1992 (71 yrs) | 1993 | 6 | 2022 · 11 |
| Queana | F | 1984–1994 (11 yrs) | 1995 | 0 | 1983 · 6 |
| Queen | M | 1936–1948 (13 yrs) | 1949 | 0 | 1935 · 9 |
| Queena | F | 1922–1964 (43 yrs) | 1965 | 0 | 2016 · 50 |
| Queenester | F | 1926–1946 (21 yrs) | 1947 | 0 | 1947 · 7 |
| Quency | M | 1980–1991 (12 yrs) | 1992 | 0 | 1992 · 10 |
| Quenna | F | 1969–1981 (13 yrs) | 1982 | 0 | 1963 · 14 |
| Quenten | M | 1928–1949 (22 yrs) | 1950 | 0 | 2000 · 30 |
| Quentin | F | 1920–1965 (46 yrs) | 1966 | 0 | 1984 · 14 |
| Quentine | M | 1920–1969 (50 yrs) | 1970 | 0 | 1919 · 10 |
| Quention | M | 1925–1939 (15 yrs) | 1940 | 0 | 1919 · 17 |
| Quentrell | M | 1995–2004 (10 yrs) | 2005 | 0 | 2006 · 12 |
| Quest | F | 1999–2016 (18 yrs) | 2017 | 5 | 1998 · 9 |
| Quetzalcoatl | M | 2001–2021 (21 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 1999 · 5 |
| Quida | F | 1936–1950 (15 yrs) | 1951 | 0 | 1923 · 10 |
| Quienton | M | 1986–1998 (13 yrs) | 1999 | 0 | 1983 · 5 |
| Quila | F | 1982–2021 (40 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 1981 · 7 |
| Quilla | F | 1965–2012 (48 yrs) | 2013 | 0 | 1917 · 11 |
| Quilla | M | 1920–1954 (35 yrs) | 1955 | 0 | 1919 · 6 |
| Quillian | M | 1972–2018 (47 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 2019 · 8 |
| Quillie | F | 1923–1932 (10 yrs) | 1933 | 0 | 1917 · 8 |
| Quillie | M | 1938–1962 (25 yrs) | 1963 | 0 | 1963 · 10 |
| Quillon | M | 1999–2018 (20 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 1998 · 5 |
| Quin | F | 1968–1978 (11 yrs) | 1979 | 14 | 2017 · 33 |
| Quince | M | 1887–1903 (17 yrs) | 1904 | 8 | 1964 · 14 |
| Quincee | M | 1993–2014 (22 yrs) | 2015 | 0 | 2022 · 6 |
| Quincella | F | 1950–1972 (23 yrs) | 1973 | 0 | 1949 · 5 |
| Quincey | F | 1970–1985 (16 yrs) | 1986 | 38 | 2025 · 38 |
| Quincie | F | 1977–1986 (10 yrs) | 1987 | 21 | 2025 · 21 |
| Quinden | M | 1998–2010 (13 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 2011 · 6 |
| Quinlin | M | 1977–1991 (15 yrs) | 1992 | 0 | 1997 · 14 |
| Quinna | F | 2003–2013 (11 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 2001 · 5 |
| Quinncy | F | 2014–2023 (10 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 2013 · 5 |
| Quinnie | F | 1949–2020 (72 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 1907 · 9 |
| Quinston | M | 1988–2013 (26 yrs) | 2014 | 5 | 2014 · 8 |
| Quinta | F | 1916–1944 (29 yrs) | 1945 | 0 | 1977 · 15 |
| Quintonia | F | 1971–1989 (19 yrs) | 1990 | 0 | 1970 · 6 |
| Quintonio | M | 1975–1986 (12 yrs) | 1987 | 0 | 1974 · 5 |
| Quintrel | M | 2000–2012 (13 yrs) | 2013 | 0 | 1990 · 5 |
| Quintus | M | 1924–1955 (32 yrs) | 1956 | 11 | 2012 · 31 |
| Quionna | F | 1979–1992 (14 yrs) | 1993 | 0 | 1978 · 6 |
| Quirino | M | 1961–1971 (11 yrs) | 1972 | 0 | 1982 · 10 |
| Quita | F | 1936–1946 (11 yrs) | 1947 | 0 | 1979 · 10 |
| Quitman | M | 1994–2018 (25 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 1922 · 19 |
| Qusai | M | 1996–2006 (11 yrs) | 2007 | 8 | 2015 · 26 |
| Quyen | M | 1995–2006 (12 yrs) | 2007 | 0 | 1983 · 8 |
| Qwendolyn | F | 1960–1981 (22 yrs) | 1982 | 0 | 1959 · 5 |
| Qwenton | M | 1990–2007 (18 yrs) | 2008 | 0 | 1989 · 5 |
| Qwynn | F | 1999–2009 (11 yrs) | 2010 | 0 | 2012 · 7 |
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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