# Queenie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/queenie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwiːni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,912 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,912 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 311, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From queen + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39 | 3,897 |
| 2012 | 40 | 3,900 |
| 2013 | 37 | 4,067 |
| 2014 | 48 | 3,360 |
| 2015 | 41 | 3,749 |
| 2016 | 52 | 3,174 |
| 2017 | 48 | 3,337 |
| 2018 | 26 | 5,106 |
| 2019 | 30 | 4,627 |
| 2020 | 21 | 5,809 |
| 2021 | 22 | 5,702 |
| 2022 | 19 | 6,407 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5,905 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9,423 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11,685 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 1,903 |
| 2012 | 20 | 1,525 |
| 2013 | 15 | 1,864 |
| 2014 | 16 | 1,798 |
| 2015 | 17 | 1,711 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2,233 |
| 2017 | 18 | 1,681 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,711 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,300 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2,073 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,504 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2,138 |

## People named Queenie

- Queenie Newall, British archer
- Queenie Smith, American actress (1898-1978)
- Queenie Leonard, British actress (1905–2002)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.