US rank #8926 Girls' name Peak 1917 3,903 births

Queenie — #8926 US girls' name

3,903 babies named Queenie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#8926
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

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

1917
Single peak year

70 babies were named Queenie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Queenie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,903 babies named Queenie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Queenie currently holds the #8926 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Queenie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 582 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Queenie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 308 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Queenie in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Queenie 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 3,903 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.

Queenie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,903

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1917

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#8,926

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Queenie popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
70
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Queenie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
582 births that decade — 15% of Queenie's all-time total
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Queenie by state

Where Queenie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Queenie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
308 7.9%
#2 South Carolina
304 7.8%
#3 New York
236 6.0%
#4 California
207 5.3%
#5 Alabama
162 4.2%
#6 Virginia
116 3.0%
#7 Georgia
114 2.9%
#8 Tennessee
23 0.6%
North Carolina share of Queenie's total US births 7.9%
Even split

308 of 3,903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Queenie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Queenie?
3,903 babies have been named Queenie since 1880. It currently ranks #8926 among girls. The peak year was 1917 with 70 births.
When was Queenie most popular?
Queenie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 582 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Queenie most popular?
The top states for the name Queenie are North Carolina (308 births), South Carolina (304 births), New York (236 births).
How long has the name Queenie been used?
Queenie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Queenie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Queen, 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.