Total births
5
Recorded 2011–2011 Boys' name Peak 2011 5 births
Qwen — boys' name
5 babies named Qwen in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Qwen was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
5 babies were named Qwen in 2011 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Qwen
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Qwen between 2011 and 2011, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Qwen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Qwen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Qwen 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 5 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.
Qwen at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Qwen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2011
- Peak year (2011)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Qwen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Qwen's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Qwen? ▼
5 babies have been named Qwen since 2011. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2011 with 5 births.
When was Qwen most popular? ▼
Qwen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Qwen been used? ▼
Qwen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 1 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Qwen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Qwentin, Qwenton, Qwest. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2011–2011 (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.