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Queena

kwee-nuh /ˈkwiːnə/

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

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.

Bar and line chart: Queena in the U.S., 1921–2024. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 50 in 2016 and 7 in 2024. Line: rank among girl names, peak #2,986 in 1981, #12,161 in 2024.
  • Girls named Queena (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1921–2024. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1921⁠–⁠2024 54 rows
Queena: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2024712,161▼ 1,849
2023910,312▲ 919
2022811,231▼ 939
2021910,292▲ 4,796
2020515,088▼ 7,372
2019147,716▼ 1,195
2018186,521▼ 1,710
2017284,811▼ 1,582
2016503,229▲ 1,259
2015314,488▼ 710
2014403,778▲ 2,477
2013206,255▼ 360
2012225,895▲ 3,828
2011119,723▲ 5,236
2010614,959▼ 6,505
2009148,454▲ 1,630
20081110,084▲ 5,407
2007615,491▼ 339
2006615,152▼ 3,318
2005811,834▲ 927
2004712,761▼ 1,436
2003811,325▼ 217
2002811,108back (not recorded in 2001)
2000613,154▼ 466
1999612,688▼ 3,428
199899,260▲ 542
199789,802▼ 221
199689,581▲ 2,202
1995611,783▲ 1,647
1994513,430back (not recorded in 1993)
1992710,479back (not recorded in 1990–1991)
198988,761▼ 4,453
1988204,308▲ 166
1987184,474▼ 446
1986204,028▼ 858
1985283,170▲ 1,148
1984174,318▼ 631
1983213,687▲ 1,258
1982144,945▼ 1,959
1981292,986▲ 867
1980203,853▲ 199
1979184,052▲ 4,510
197868,562▼ 3,030
1977115,532▲ 3,752
197659,284▼ 2,111
197577,173▼ 1,813
1974105,360▼ 774
1973124,586▲ 2,706
197267,292▼ 1,286
197186,006▼ 1,245
1970114,761▲ 1,213
196975,974back (not recorded in 1966–1968)
196556,539back (not recorded in 1922–1964)
192164,464new

Notable people named Queena

  • Queena Stovall was an American folk artist known for depicting everyday life among Black and white families in rural Virginia.