Given name & surname
Queen
“a woman sovereign”
Queen is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a woman sovereign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a woman sovereign.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Queen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,123
- 31 boys · 16,092 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 282 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #2,234 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,234 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 282 in 2018. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,504 as a first name in 2020; 18,077 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Queen’s family of names
Queen has a related form in Queenie. Queen has a related form in Queena. Queen has a related form in Quenna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Queen
- Queen NwokoyeNigerian film actressborn 1981
- Queen NaijaAmerican singer (born 1995)
- Queen Tripurasundari of NepalNepalese Queen Mother and regent1794–1832
- Queen ClayeAmerican hurdler and sprinterborn 1988
- Queen Esther MarrowAmerican soul and gospel singerborn 1941
- Queen PenAmerican rapperborn 1972
- Queen Ŭihyequeen; Grand Lady of Three Han State
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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