51 Girl Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)
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Girl names that start with Q have only one representative in the US Top 1000, the attractive Irish option Quinn. In fact, in 2016 fewer than 5000 baby girls in total were given names starting with the rare initial Q, which is about a quarter of the number of Emmas.
Along with Quinn, other cute and quirky Q names for girls include Queenie, Quincy, Quilla, and Quenby, none of which currently ranks in the Top 1000 for girls.
There are also a host of intriguing international Q-starting girl names to consider, like the Arabic Qadira, the French Quitterie, or the underused Latin name Quinta — perfect for a fifth child!
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with Q, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Quincy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Quintessa
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"essence"
- Quitterie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the red one"
- Quynh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"night blooming flower"
- Quinley
Origin:
English, modern invented name combining QuinnMeaning:
"clearing, meadow"
- Quince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"applelike fruit"
- Queen
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"queen"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quintessence
Origin:
Word name
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word nameMeaning:
"scribe, writer with a quill pen"
- Querida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dear, beloved"
- Quilla
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"quill, hollow stalk"
- Quinlan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Caoinlean, slender "
- Quispe
Origin:
QuechuaMeaning:
"free"
- Quiana
Origin:
Modern invented name
- Quintana
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the fifth girl"
- Quiteria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the red one"
- Qianqian
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"Diligent, vigorous"