US rank #1973 Girls' name Peak 2018 16,007 births

Queen — #1973 US girls' name

16,007 babies named Queen in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1931890s3451900s6171910s15111920s24391930s22281940s21521950s18031960s7231970s2301980s2131990s4942000s5762010s16112020s872
#1973
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Queen was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

282 babies were named Queen in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Queen

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,007 babies named Queen between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Queen currently holds the #1973 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 282 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Queen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,439 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Queen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 1,731 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Queen in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Queen 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 16,007 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.

Queen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,007

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2018

282 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#1,973

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Queen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
282
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Queen popularity over time — boys

31 total births recorded since 1918 (Queen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 31 births
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Queen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,439 births that decade — 15% of Queen's all-time total
1880s1931890s3451900s6171910s15111920s24391930s22281940s21521950s18031960s7231970s2301980s2131990s4942000s5762010s16112020s872

Queen by state

Where Queen concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Queen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
1,731 10.8%
#2 North Carolina
1,592 9.9%
#3 Georgia
1,277 8.0%
#4 Alabama
1,203 7.5%
#5 Mississippi
1,184 7.4%
#6 Florida
863 5.4%
#7 Virginia
792 4.9%
#8 Texas
633 4.0%
South Carolina share of Queen's total US births 10.8%
Even split

1,731 of 16,007 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Queen appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Queen?
16,007 babies have been named Queen since 1880. It currently ranks #1973 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 282 births.
When was Queen most popular?
Queen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,439 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Queen most popular?
The top states for the name Queen are South Carolina (1,731 births), North Carolina (1,592 births), Georgia (1,277 births).
How long has the name Queen been used?
Queen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Queen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Queenie, Quetzalli, Queena, Quetzaly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.