Qais is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “lover or firm.” In 2024 it was given to 37 boys in the United States.
Qais at a glance
Gender
Boy name
Origin
Muslim & Arabic
Meaning
“lover or firm”
About the name Qais
Qais belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “lover or firm” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Qais first appears in Social Security records in 1999. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3251 in 2024, and in 2024 37 babies received the name — 424 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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