Queen

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A few things about Queen you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Queen

Queen Nwokoye

Nigerian film actress

Choose Queen and your child shares a first name with Queen Nwokoye, a Nigerian film actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Queen, like who?” Queen Nwokoye's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 19,380 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Queen, 83 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Queen would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryQueen has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Queens, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1907, when it ranked #369. Today it's #2,214, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendQueen has slipped 1,254 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,214. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedQueen is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #965. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Queen means “queen”.

About the name Queen

Queen is a girl name of English origin meaning “queen”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Q and ending in “-een”. US birth records list Queen for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked #369 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,214, with 83 babies.

Origin:English names