Guido
Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name.
- Italian
- German
Meaning & Origin of Guido
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- German
The Story of Guido
Guido first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1904, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 140 Guidos were born — ranking #527 that year. As of 2026, Guido ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Guidos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Guido
Phonetically similar names — useful when Guido is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Guado
- Guid
- Guidos
- Quito
- Greedy
- Godot
- Grado
- Guida
- Guda
- Godo
- Gado
- Gedo
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About the name Guido
Guido is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Guido's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #527. Use the chart and map above to compare Guido'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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