US rank #9964 Boys' name Peak 2022 119 births

Que — #9964 US boys' name

119 babies named Que in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s81990s162000s302010s192020s41
#9964
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Que was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

11 babies were named Que in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Que

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Que between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Que currently holds the #9964 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Que performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Que shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Que in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Que 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 119 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.

Que at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

119

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2022

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#9,964

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Que popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
11
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
4681012 2024202120182007200019931916 5

Que by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
41 births that decade — 34% of Que's all-time total
1910s51920s81990s162000s302010s192020s41

Que by state

Where Que concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Que
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 4.2%
Utah share of Que's total US births 4.2%

5 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Que?
119 babies have been named Que since 1916. It currently ranks #9964 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Que most popular?
Que was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Que most popular?
The top states for the name Que are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Que been used?
Que has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Que?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quentin, Quenton, Quest, Quenten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1916–2024 (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.