Baby Names Starting with Q — with Meanings
18 Q names with meanings for boys and girls, from every tradition — popular first, then by faith.
Q is the rarest first letter in the catalogue, which makes every Q name distinctive: Quinn, Qasim, Quentin, Qistina.
Our catalogue has 18 names starting with Q — 28% girls’ names, 61% boys’ names and 2 unisex. Most are 1 syllables long, and the meanings people choose most often in this letter are strength & courage, moon & night, purity & goodness. The three most common Q names across all traditions are .
If you are naming by birth star (nakshatra) or by the letter from the Guru Granth Sahib, this is your page: scroll to the tradition you follow, or open the finder pre-filtered to Q and add your surname to hear how each name sounds.
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Boy names starting with Q 11
Girl names starting with Q 5
Muslim names starting with Q 2
Christian names starting with Q 13
- Quinn — counsel, wisdom
- Quentin — fifth
- Quinlan — strong, well-shaped
- Quintus — fifth
- Quill — feather
- Quillon — sword crossguard
- Quirino — the Roman god, spear
- Quincy — estate of the fifth son
- Quan — soldier, general
- Quang — light, clear
- Quynh — the night-blooming flower
- Queenie — queen
- Queralt — high rock, the shrine
Buddhist and East Asian names starting with Q 5
Modern picks 7
Rare gems 7
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Meanings and origins are compiled from common references and are approximate. Many names carry several meanings across traditions — please confirm with family or a native speaker before deciding. Updated 2026-09-20.