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.
- #23,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak 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.
- #23,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Qays ranks #23,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Qays's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 44% of the file).
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).
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- 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Qays
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Qays: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2003–2021 (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 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 August 2026.