Guida
Guida is a given name and surname. Of Italian origin, it is the patronymic or plural form of Guido. It can also mean "guide" in longer names such as Cacciaguida.
Meaning & Origin of Guida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Guida is a given name and surname. Of Italian origin, it is the patronymic or plural form of Guido. It can also mean "guide" in longer names such as Cacciaguida.
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The Story of Guida
Guida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 15 Guidas were born — ranking #2,378 that year. As of 2026, Guida ranks #4,331 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 128 Guidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Guida
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- Guida Diehl (1868–1961), German teacher and founder of Neulandbund, a Nazi organisation for women
- Guida Maria (1950–2018), Portuguese actress
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Names that sound like Guida
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About the name Guida
Guida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 128 births in the dataset. Guida's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,378. Use the chart and map above to compare Guida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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