Recorded 1960–1991 Girls' name Peak 1963 142 births

Quenna — girls' name

142 babies named Quenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s711980s551990s16
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Quenna was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

14 babies were named Quenna in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quenna

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Quenna between 1960 and 1991, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quenna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quenna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quenna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quenna 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 142 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.

Quenna at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

142

Since 1960

32 years of records

Peak year

1963

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1960

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1991

Quenna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1960

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1963)
14
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
46810121416 1991198819851982196519621960 6

Quenna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
71 births that decade — 50% of Quenna's all-time total
1960s711980s551990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quenna?
142 babies have been named Quenna since 1960. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1963 with 14 births.
When was Quenna most popular?
Quenna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Quenna been used?
Quenna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 32 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Quenna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Queen, Queenie, Quetzalli, Queena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1960–1991 (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.