Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Qui isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Qui through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 23 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 7 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 boys is 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,319 as a first name in 2020; 246 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.
Qui’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Qui
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Qui, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ky
Ky is a feminine given name.
89% boys · 11% girls
Kory
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
82% boys · 18% girls
Kurtis
“a courtier”
>99% boys
Cory
“from the hollow; of the churning waters” · “of the heart”
94% boys · 6% girls
Kam
“having a crooked nose”
>99% boys
Tai
“a very big woman” · “one who is talented and prosperous”
80% boys · 20% girls
Ikaika
“having great strength”
>99% boys
Korey
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
86% boys · 14% girls