Que

given name · Latin script

Meaning, in Vietnamese: small stick

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/wɛ˧˥/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Que is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Vietnam than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • VNVietnam≈1 in 4.5K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 274K
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 38K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Vietnam (inferred from the name graph)

≈22,000 people, est.

Sources
118 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 4.5K (inferred from the name graph)

Vietnam, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

How Que is read(measured from records)

Que is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • Vietnamese57%

    small stick

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • English27%

    The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Spanish5.2%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Que in Spanish.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Que counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Que is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
VN Vietnam#211≈22,000 est.≈1 in 4.5KlistedQue118
CN China—≈11,000 est.≈1 in 132K—Que2
US United States—1,2151 in 274K953Que82
MY Malaysia—≈850 est.≈1 in 38K—Que22
ID Indonesia—≈790 est.≈1 in 340K—Que44
HK Hong Kong—≈120 est.≈1 in 61K—Que2
SG Singapore—≈59 est.≈1 in 105K—Que5

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: the vn-kaggle-given register; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Que is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English surname75 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Australia, Germany, China

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Qu, Quee, Quwe, Que-E, Que'

  • a separate given name25 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia, China

    Also written Quê, Quế, Qűë, Qué, Quễ

  • French given name23 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Congo - Kinshasa, United States, Canada

    Also written Qué, Què, Quê, Quế, Quë

  • a separate name5 spellings in the group

    Also written Qué, Quế, Qué̂, Quê

  • Portuguese given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Angola, Philippines

    Also written Quê, Q̶u̶e̶, Quë, Qüë, Qúé

  • Hindi given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Malaysia

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Què, Quế, Qùë, Quê, Qué

57 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Que is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In och, a hole; opening, breach, gate; lookout tower over the gate

    as a wordSchuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

  • In Portuguese, that, than, what

    as a wordA Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese

  • In French, that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Quechuan.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

19401950196019701980Lawrence Que Jr., b. 1949Sharon Que, b. 1960Que Ning, b. 1972Angelo Que, b. 1978

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalChào anh Que,Hi Que, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 41 sources across 25 countries.

Official registers attesting Que
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020673#10,804
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020542#10,804
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20256—
VN VietnamVietnamese given names (Kaggle)———

Reference works 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Que come from?
The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. Alternative form of cue. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Que?
A machine transcription gives /wɛ˧˥/ (IPA) for Vietnamese.
What does the name Que mean?
In Vietnamese, small stick
Is Que a male or female name?
Que is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Que have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 22 thousand people named Que in Vietnam, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled que.
How common is the name Que?
In the United States, the national register counted 1,215 people named Que in 2020, about 1 in 274 thousand residents.
How common is Que compared with other names?
In Vietnam, Que is the 211th most common given name of 73,918 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Que” — the 211th most common given name in Vietnam. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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