US rank #3256 Boys' name Peak 2024 424 births

Qais — #3256 US boys' name

424 babies named Qais in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s552010s2162020s148
#3256
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Qais was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Qais in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Qais

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Qais between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Qais currently holds the #3256 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Qais performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Qais shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Qais in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Qais in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 424 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Qais at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

424

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,256

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Qais popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620031999 5

Qais by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
216 births that decade — 51% of Qais's all-time total
1990s52000s552010s2162020s148

Qais by state

Where Qais concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Qais
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
16 3.8%
#2 California
15 3.5%
#3 New York
11 2.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
6 1.4%
#5 New Jersey
5 1.2%
#6 Ohio
5 1.2%
Illinois share of Qais's total US births 3.8%
Even split

16 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Qais?
424 babies have been named Qais since 1999. It currently ranks #3256 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Qais most popular?
Qais was most popular in the 2010s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Qais most popular?
The top states for the name Qais are Illinois (16 births), California (15 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Qais been used?
Qais has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Qais?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Qairo, Qaiden. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.