Qais is a distinctive choice, ranked #1675 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Qais in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1675
About the Name Qais
Qais is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 260 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1135 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Qais is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Qais
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Qais per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Qais in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Qais is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 260 places over the last five years to #1675 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Qais is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Qais include: Qais Al-Shabebi — Qais Omar Al-Shabebi is an Emirati professional basketball player.; Qais Ashfaq — Qais Ashfaq is a British professional boxer.; Qais Ahmad — Qais Ahmad Kamawal is an Afghan cricketer..
Qais does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Qaiss in the wild.
15
UK babies named Qais (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 260 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Qais
Likely around 1 other Qais in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Qais
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Qais Ashfaq is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Qais bin ʿAbdul-Munʿim Az-Zawāwī was an Omani politician and businessman who served as the second foreign minister of Oman, and later served as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs under Sultan Qaboos bin Said from 1982 until he got in a car crash with Qaboos, resulting in his death.