Guilda
Guilda was the stage name of Jean Guida de Mortellaro, a French and Canadian drag queen who built a long and sustained career as a cabaret and variety entertainer.
Meaning & Origin of Guilda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Guilda was the stage name of Jean Guida de Mortellaro, a French and Canadian drag queen who built a long and sustained career as a cabaret and variety entertainer.
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The Story of Guilda
Guilda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 7 Guildas were born — ranking #4,002 that year. As of 2026, Guilda ranks #4,655 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Guildas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Guilda
Guilda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Guilda's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #4,002. Use the chart and map above to compare Guilda'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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