Total births
41
Boys' name · since 2003
Qays
41 babies named Qays in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 2003–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Qays sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 41 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Qays recorded 41 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2003 to 2021.
- 41 total births
- 2003–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
41 boys have been named Qays since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 41
- total births
- 2003–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Qays was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
7 babies were named Qays in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Qays's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Qays's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Qays at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Qays popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Qays by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Qays's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Qays births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Qays? ▼
Qays has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Qays most popular? ▼
Qays was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Qays been used? ▼
Qays has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What to do with Qays's data
- Qays's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2003–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Qays: Baby Name Since 2003 - 41 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/qays. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Qays 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 June 2026.