Queen

“Female monarch, or the wife of a king” — English origin

Girl's name · #2234 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Queen belongs to an older America first — it reached #369 back in 1907 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2234. About 16,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Queens

Queen Camilla — Queen consort of the United Kingdom since 2022
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 (1900–2002)
Queen Rania of Jordan — Queen Consort of Jordan
Queen Latifah — American rapper, singer and actress
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands — queen consort of the Netherlands (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

Queen of Sheba — 1 Kings 10 · Second Book of Chronicles
Queen Mother of the West — Journey to the West · New Legend of Madame White Snake
Queen of Hearts — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · A New Alice in the Old Wonderland

What Queens become

Among 89 notable people named Queen:

Entertainers appear 2.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Queen Latifah, American rapper, singer and actress.

Similar names: Magdalene · Kiya · Jean · Vivien · Kylah · Leen

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