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Qusay

koo-SAY /kuˈseɪ/ Arabic

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#6,143 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
14 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Steady #6,620 in 2020 to #6,143 in 2025
Peak
#5,297 in 2017
First recorded
2008

Meaning of Qusay

Qusay bursts onto the baby-name scene like a spirited tambora beat in a street parade—rooted in Arabic heritage, its literal meaning of “far” or “distant” evokes the pioneering spirit of Qusay ibn Kilab, the revered ancestor who helped shape Mecca’s destiny. Parents who choose Qusay often imagine their little one striding confidently into the world, a nod to leadership and tradition wrapped in a single, lyrical syllable (koo-SAY). Though still rare—hovering around the 900th spot with just 13 newborns named Qusay in 2024—its steady, gentle climb hints at an adventurous soul ready to chart new paths. In a world hungry for names that marry deep history with fresh charisma, Qusay arrives like a burst of sunshine at a midnight fiesta, promising warmth, uniqueness, and a legacy that’s both timeless and thrillingly unexpected.

How to pronounce Qusay

Arabic

Popularity of Qusay in the U.S.

Qusay was the #6,143 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 14 babies. It peaked at #5,297 in 2017. It first appears in the records in 2008.

Bar and line chart: Qusay in the U.S., 2008–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 17 in 2017 and 14 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #5,297 in 2017, #6,143 in 2025.
  • Boys named Qusay (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2008–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2008⁠–⁠2025 17 rows
Qusay: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025146,143▲ 326
2024136,469▲ 3,294
202379,763back (not recorded in 2022)
2021126,698▼ 78
2020126,620▲ 553
2019117,173▼ 1,853
2018175,320▼ 23
2017175,297▲ 2,849
201698,146▼ 655
2015107,491▲ 1,290
201488,781▲ 3,355
2013512,136▼ 2,427
201279,709▼ 109
201179,600▲ 1,166
2010610,766▼ 1,781
200988,985▲ 3,568
2008512,553new

Notable people named Qusay

  • Qusay Hussein was an Iraqi politician and military leader who was named heir apparent to his father, Saddam Hussein.
  • Qusay Qasim is a former Iraqi footballer who represented Iraq at the 1974 Asian Games.