Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Queen

Meaning Queen is a given name and surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,234 Trend ↓ Falling 60%

Queen is a given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#2,234
among girls · ↓244 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
83
named Queen · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,365
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
282 babies
All-time total
16,123
#1,219 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Queen popularity over time

16,123 babies have been named Queen since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 193 – 193 19 – #383
1890s 345 – 345 35 +79% #431
1900s 617 – 617 62 +79% #369
1910s 1,511 6 1,517 152 +146% #405
1920s 2,439 5 2,444 244 +61% #412
1930s 2,228 15 2,243 224 -8% #417
1940s 2,152 5 2,157 216 -4% #464
1950s 1,803 – 1,803 180 -16% #531
1960s 723 – 723 72 -60% #1,028
1970s 230 – 230 23 -68% #2,437
1980s 213 – 213 21 -7% #2,643
1990s 494 – 494 49 +132% #1,760
2000s 576 – 576 58 +17% #2,406
2010s 1,613 – 1,613 161 +180% #945
2020s (to 2025) 955 – 955 159 -1% #963

Where Queen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 71 0.04 outside top 500
2027 62 0.04 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 51 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

Where Queen is most popular

Girls named Queen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.085 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Georgia, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Queen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 31 0.170 +100%
Georgia 37 0.163 +91%
Florida 64 0.150 +76%
Virginia 25 0.147 +72%
North Carolina 32 0.141 +65%
Maryland 12 0.113 +33%
Tennessee 16 0.101 +19%
Missouri 12 0.100 +17%
Texas 74 0.092 +8%
Ohio 21 0.089 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 ≈ national
New York 29 0.073 -14%
Illinois 15 0.066 -23%
California 54 0.064 -24%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -28%
Indiana 7 0.050 -41%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Queen

Queen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,234 in 2025 with 83 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 16,123 American babies have been named Queen. Its peak came in 2018, when 282 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Queen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Queen?

The median living Queen is about 58 years old; half are between 10 and 76. An estimated 8,300 people named Queen are alive in the United States today.

median 58 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Queen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 83 #2,234 – –
2024 99 #1,990 – –
2023 129 #1,624 – –
2022 162 #1,410 – –
2021 217 #1,137 – –
2020 265 #963 – –
2019 263 #982 – –
2018 282 #945 – –
2017 236 #1,078 – –
2016 198 #1,235 – –
2015 149 #1,517 – –
2014 150 #1,492 – –
2013 126 #1,682 – –
2012 87 #2,184 – –
2011 51 #3,257 – –
2010 71 #2,581 – –
2009 58 #2,991 – –
2008 46 #3,573 – –
2007 62 #2,918 – –
2006 59 #2,935 – –
2005 56 #2,929 – –
2004 57 #2,836 – –
2003 69 #2,406 – –
2002 52 #2,881 – –
2001 58 #2,625 – –
2000 59 #2,563 – –
1995 48 #2,612 – –
1990 28 #3,789 – –
1985 18 #4,403 – –
1980 34 #2,733 – –
1975 21 #3,369 – –
1970 24 #2,913 – –
1965 69 #1,317 – –
1960 107 #1,041 – –
1955 180 #706 – –
1950 244 #531 – –
1945 195 #523 – –
1940 197 #486 – –
1935 221 #435 9 #2,675
1930 200 #474 – –
1925 252 #435 – –
1920 228 #446 – –
1915 140 #535 – –
1910 80 #448 – –
1905 70 #407 – –
1900 67 #414 – –
1895 34 #508 – –
1890 25 #537 – –
1885 17 #536 – –
1880 17 #416 – –

Famous people named Queen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Queen Victoria Queen Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 1819–1901 · 19th century
  2. 2 Queen Latifah Queen Latifah American rapper and actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  3. 3 Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 1900–2002 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Queen Rania of Jordan Queen Rania of Jordan Queen of Jordan since 1999 b. 1970 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Queen of the Netherlands since 2013 b. 1971 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Queen Sonja of Norway Queen Sonja of Norway Queen of Norway from 1991 to 2026 b. 1937 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Queen Sofía of Spain Queen Sofía of Spain Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 b. 1938 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Queen Noor of Jordan Queen Noor of Jordan Queen of Jordan from 1978 to 1999 b. 1951 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Queen Letizia of Spain Queen Letizia of Spain Queen of Spain since 2014 b. 1972 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen of the Belgians since 2013 b. 1973 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen Silvia of Sweden Queen of Sweden since 1976 b. 1943 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Queen Anne-Marie of Greece Queen of Greece from 1964 to 1973 b. 1946 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Queen Paola of Belgium Queen Paola of Belgium Queen of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013 b. 1937 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Queen Aishwarya of Nepal Queen Aishwarya of Nepal Queen of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 1949–2001 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Queen Seondeok of Silla Queen Seondeok of Silla Monarch of Silla from 632 to 647 603–647 · Medieval
  16. 16 Queen Gwendolen Queen of Cornwall -1105–-1090 · Antiquity
  17. 17 Queen Anne of Romania Queen Anne of Romania Wife of former King of Romania 1923–2016 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Queen Fabiola of Belgium Queen Fabiola of Belgium Queen of the Belgians from 1960 to 1993 1928–2014 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Queen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Queen?

The median living Queen is about 58 years old. Half of all living Queens are between 10 and 76 years old.

How many people named Queen are alive today?

An estimated 8,300 people named Queen are alive in the United States, based on 16,123 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Queen mean?

Queen is a given name and surname.

How popular is the name Queen in 2025?

Queen ranked #2,234 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 83 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Queen?

16,123 babies have been named Queen in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Queen most popular?

Queen peaked in 2018, when 282 newborns received the name.

Is Queen a boy or girl name?

Queen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Queen rising or falling?

Queen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Queen become more popular?

Queen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Queen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Queen?

Well-known people named Queen include Queen Victoria (politician), Queen Latifah (actor), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (nobleman).

Names like Queen

Names that sound and feel close to Queen: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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