At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#12,161)
- Babies in 2024
- 7 (<0.01% of girls)
- Peak
- #2,986 in 1981
- First recorded
- 1921
Meaning of Queena
Queena, pronounced kwee-nuh, descends from the ancient Latin regina—“queen”—and finds new shape in English, a single regal syllable folded into modern simplicity; like a silk kimono brushed by a bamboo breeze, it carries sovereign elegance without the ceremony of courtly protocol, an aristocrat in diapers who rules imaginary realms with silent authority. In the hush of a Kyoto moonlit garden, the name unfurls like calligraphy ink on washi paper, each curve a quiet assertion of strength tempered by grace. Though it has fluttered modestly through California’s newborn registries in recent years, its gentle footprints speak of quiet confidence rather than broad dominion. As cherry blossoms drift across tatami floors, the syllables kwee-nuh linger like incense at dawn, evoking heritage and possibility folded together—an invitation to reign with subtlety and style.
How to pronounce Queena
English
- Pronounced kwee-nuh /ˈkwiːnə/
Popularity of Queena in the U.S.
Queena was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #12,161 with 7 babies. It peaked at #2,986 in 1981. It first appears in the records in 1921.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1921–2024 54 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 12,161 | ▼ 1,849 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,312 | ▲ 919 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | ▼ 939 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,292 | ▲ 4,796 |
| 2020 | 5 | 15,088 | ▼ 7,372 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7,716 | ▼ 1,195 |
| 2018 | 18 | 6,521 | ▼ 1,710 |
| 2017 | 28 | 4,811 | ▼ 1,582 |
| 2016 | 50 | 3,229 | ▲ 1,259 |
| 2015 | 31 | 4,488 | ▼ 710 |
| 2014 | 40 | 3,778 | ▲ 2,477 |
| 2013 | 20 | 6,255 | ▼ 360 |
| 2012 | 22 | 5,895 | ▲ 3,828 |
| 2011 | 11 | 9,723 | ▲ 5,236 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14,959 | ▼ 6,505 |
| 2009 | 14 | 8,454 | ▲ 1,630 |
| 2008 | 11 | 10,084 | ▲ 5,407 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,491 | ▼ 339 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15,152 | ▼ 3,318 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11,834 | ▲ 927 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12,761 | ▼ 1,436 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11,325 | ▼ 217 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11,108 | back (not recorded in 2001) |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,154 | ▼ 466 |
| 1999 | 6 | 12,688 | ▼ 3,428 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9,260 | ▲ 542 |
| 1997 | 8 | 9,802 | ▼ 221 |
| 1996 | 8 | 9,581 | ▲ 2,202 |
| 1995 | 6 | 11,783 | ▲ 1,647 |
| 1994 | 5 | 13,430 | back (not recorded in 1993) |
| 1992 | 7 | 10,479 | back (not recorded in 1990–1991) |
| 1989 | 8 | 8,761 | ▼ 4,453 |
| 1988 | 20 | 4,308 | ▲ 166 |
| 1987 | 18 | 4,474 | ▼ 446 |
| 1986 | 20 | 4,028 | ▼ 858 |
| 1985 | 28 | 3,170 | ▲ 1,148 |
| 1984 | 17 | 4,318 | ▼ 631 |
| 1983 | 21 | 3,687 | ▲ 1,258 |
| 1982 | 14 | 4,945 | ▼ 1,959 |
| 1981 | 29 | 2,986 | ▲ 867 |
| 1980 | 20 | 3,853 | ▲ 199 |
| 1979 | 18 | 4,052 | ▲ 4,510 |
| 1978 | 6 | 8,562 | ▼ 3,030 |
| 1977 | 11 | 5,532 | ▲ 3,752 |
| 1976 | 5 | 9,284 | ▼ 2,111 |
| 1975 | 7 | 7,173 | ▼ 1,813 |
| 1974 | 10 | 5,360 | ▼ 774 |
| 1973 | 12 | 4,586 | ▲ 2,706 |
| 1972 | 6 | 7,292 | ▼ 1,286 |
| 1971 | 8 | 6,006 | ▼ 1,245 |
| 1970 | 11 | 4,761 | ▲ 1,213 |
| 1969 | 7 | 5,974 | back (not recorded in 1966–1968) |
| 1965 | 5 | 6,539 | back (not recorded in 1922–1964) |
| 1921 | 6 | 4,464 | new |
Notable people named Queena
- Queena Stovall was an American folk artist known for depicting everyday life among Black and white families in rural Virginia.