Quido
A German diminutive form of the name Quidettus.
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Quido. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Quido today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Quido births was 1922 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Quido. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Quido. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1922
8 babies that year
Average age
-
1922 SSA rank
#3,470
Tracked since 1916
Popularity
Quido: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Quido from the 1910s through to the 1920s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 10 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1910s peak, Quido remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Quido by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Quido during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Quido
The name Quido has its origins in medieval Europe, derived from the German name Wido or Wito. The root of the name can be traced back to the Old High German word "witu," meaning "wood" or "forest." This suggests that the name may have originally been used to refer to someone who lived in or near a wooded area.
During the Middle Ages, the name Quido gained popularity among the nobility and aristocracy in various regions of Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Frankish Empire, where a nobleman named Quido of Spoleto lived in the 9th century. He was a prominent figure in the political and military affairs of the time.
In the 11th century, a notable figure named Quido of Arezzo, an Italian music theorist and Benedictine monk, made significant contributions to the development of modern musical notation. He is credited with the invention of the staff notation system and the use of solmization syllables, which are still used in music education today.
Another historical figure bearing the name Quido was Quido delle Colonne, an Italian jurist and legal scholar who lived in the 13th century. He is best known for his influential work "Historia Destructionis Troiae" (The Destruction of Troy), a Latin prose account of the Trojan War.
In the 14th century, Quido da Pisa, an Italian composer and music theorist, made valuable contributions to the development of polyphonic music. His treatise "Summa Musice" provided insights into the musical practices of the time and helped shape the understanding of medieval music theory.
The name Quido also found its way into literature, with one of the most notable examples being Quido Cavalcanti, an Italian poet and philosopher of the 13th century. He was a prominent figure in the Dolce Stil Novo literary movement and a close friend of the renowned poet Dante Alighieri.
While the name Quido has diminished in popularity in recent times, its historical significance and connections to notable figures in various fields, such as music, law, and literature, have left an indelible mark on the cultural heritage of Europe.
People
Quido + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Quido as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Q
Other first names starting with Q with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Quido: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quido?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Quido going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Quido a common name?
We classify Quido as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 18 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Quido most popular?
The single biggest year for Quido was 1922, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Quido is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Quido in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Quido a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Quido in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Quido still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Quido in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Quido can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Quido?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.