Girls' name · since 1880
Queenie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,912 babies named Queenie, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,912
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Queenie currently ranks #10924 among girls' names in America, with 3,912 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Queenie recorded 3,912 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #10924 nationally today, ahead of 37% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,924 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,912 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Queenie ranks #3,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,924 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,912 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,912
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Queenie's 3,912 recorded births place it above 95.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Queenie compares
3,912 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Queenie's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Queenie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,912 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Queenie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Queenie splits its recorded history at 1950: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Queenie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Queenie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (582 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Queenie's strongest decade.
582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Queenie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 118
1880s
118 births
- 1890s 202
1890s
202 births
- 1900s
1900s
346 births
- 1910s
1910s
530 births
- 1920s
1920s
582 births
- 1930s
1930s
375 births
- 1940s
1940s
331 births
- 1950s
1950s
321 births
- 1960s 178
1960s
178 births
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 211
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
387 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 582 births (15% of all-time use).
How Queenie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Queenie's total volume
Queenie by state
Where Queenie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 116 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 114 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 23 | 0.6% |
308 of 3,912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Queenie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Queenie's data
- Queenie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (582 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Queenies (308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Queenie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Queenie 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.