Given name
Quenna
“a woman sovereign”
Quenna is a variant of Queen. One English interpretation is “a woman sovereign.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quenna is a variant of Queen. One English interpretation is “a woman sovereign.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quenna is a variant of Queen. An origin associated with Queen is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quenna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 142
- 0 boys · 142 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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