How Many People Are Named Qays?
An estimated 41 people in the United States have the first name Qays. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Qays peaked in popularity in 2008 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Qays as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Qays paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Qays is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
41
About 1 in 8,359,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2008
7 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Qays
Qays is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Qays as a male name
Ranked #11,787 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 2008 (7 births)
Qays: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Qays span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 18 babies were registered. While Qays is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Qays by Decade
How has Qays tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Qays + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Qays as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Qays
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
Qays: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Qays?
We estimate approximately 41 people named Qays are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,359,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Qays a common name?
Qays is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Qays most popular?
Qays reached peak popularity in 2008, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Qays is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Qays a male name?
Qays is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Qays Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Qays Smith, Qays Johnson, Qays Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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