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Qais

100% boys · 43 born in 2025

Qais has been given to about 467 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 462
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Qais per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 43
  • Born in 202543
  • All time467
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Qais?

Its best year was 2025, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 2922nd. The typical living American called Qais is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Qais

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Paris0.70
  2. Davis0.70
  3. Kris0.69
  4. Harris0.68
  5. Cris0.69
  6. Kai0.66
  7. Cain0.66
  8. Travis0.62

Middle names for Qais

Ranked by flow score
  1. Qais Thomas0.74
  2. Qais James0.74
  3. Qais Cole0.73
  4. Qais Miles0.70
  5. Qais Wilder0.69
  6. Qais Paul0.55

Sibling names for Qais

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.89
  2. Matheobrother · 0.88
  3. Westynbrother · 0.88
  4. Emilianasister · 0.88
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.88
  6. Neriahsister · 0.88

Where Qais is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Qais Evans0.73
  2. Qais Edwards0.73
  3. Qais Anderson0.73
  4. Qais Allen0.73
  5. Qais Adams0.73
  6. Qais Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Qais

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Qais across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.