Boys' name · since 1916
Que
Que has 125 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Que currently ranks #10801 among boys' names in America, with 125 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Que recorded 125 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #10801 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #15,975 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,801 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 125 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Que ranks #15,975 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,801 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 125 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Que's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Que compares
125 29th percentile among 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
Que's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Que | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 125 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Que's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Que splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Que popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Que by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (47 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Que's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Que births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (38% of all-time use).
Que by state
Where Que concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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- Utah records the most Ques (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Que: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Que 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.