Boys' name · since 1999
Qais
467 babies named Qais in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,922 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Qais currently ranks #2922 among boys' names in America, with 467 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Qais recorded 467 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #2922 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #8,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,922 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 467 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Qais ranks #8,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,922 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 467 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,922 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Qais's 467 recorded births place it above 81.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Qais compares
467 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Qais's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Qais | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 467 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Qais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Qais's full recorded timeline at 2013, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Qais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Qais by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (216 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Qais's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Qais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 216 births (46% of all-time use).
Qais by state
Where Qais concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 21 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 17 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.1% |
22 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Qais's data
- Qais's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (216 total births) through the 2020s (191) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Qaiss (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Qais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Qais draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.