Balqees

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning queen of Sheba; a form of Bilqis.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Balqees by the numbers

Balqees was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Balqees. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Bilqees3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Balqisthe queen of sheba3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a queen

Like Balqees, each of these has a queen in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reginaqueen759 in the US (2017)
  • Rayaqueen or princess547 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reynaqueen; a variant of Reina453 in the US (2017)
  • Reinaqueen401 in the US (2017)
  • Raynaqueen; a modern spelling of Reyna391 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Balqees

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