The baby name Que is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced kway (/kweɪ/),kee (/kiː/),kay (/keɪ/).
Que is Chinese, English, Vietnamese in Origin.
The baby name Que is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced kway (/kweɪ/),kee (/kiː/),kay (/keɪ/).
Que is Chinese, English, Vietnamese in Origin.
Que is a multicultural given name and surname with several roots. In Vietnamese it represents Quế, from the Sino-Vietnamese character 桂 (“cinnamon/osmanthus”), a fragrant, auspicious tree; it appears as a standalone feminine name or in compounds (e.g., Quế Anh), and in diaspora is often written without diacritics as Que. Cognate forms from the same graph include Chinese Gui and Japanese Kei.
In Chinese contexts, Que also romanizes a rare surname 闕/阙 meaning “palace gate; watchtower,” and can appear as a given-name syllable with various characters (e.g., 雀 “sparrow,” or forms avoided for negative meanings). In English-speaking use, Que is an uncommon, gender-neutral choice, sometimes adopted as a clipped form of Q-names such as Quentin or Queenie, or derived from the initial Q. Variants and related forms include Quế (accented Vietnamese), Que (unmarked), Gui (Chinese), and Kei (Japanese).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #211 | 41 | 7,056 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #226 | 9 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #262 | 11 | 6,876 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| MY | 0 | #291 | 40 | 12,352 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #473 | 32 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #551 | 9 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #596 | 20 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #673 | 299 | 14,742 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #748 | 252 | 24,821 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #781 | 49 | 13,765 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #801 | 322 | 25,439 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #875 | 12 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #901 | 35 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| MA | 0 | #982 | 147 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #985 | 192 | 20,130 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,060 | 119 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,063 | 79 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
Que is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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