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Qais

Boy

Meaning of Qais: Arabic: 'firm or resolute'

Qais is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2844th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2844

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

467

First recorded 1999 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 30 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Qais per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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