Quaid
Quaid was the 5001st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 2589th; the most babies were born in 2008 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,149 places. More babies were named Quaid in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,001 boys, down 1,291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200837 babies
- Total since 1880
- 914babies recorded
Quaid popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,001 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,710 | 29 |
| 2010 | #3,691 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,029 | 20 |
| 1990 | #4,127 | 14 |
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How popular is Quaid, counting every spelling?
Quaid is a spelling of Quade, a name family that had 81 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quade | 61 | #2,299 | 262 |
| Quaid | 20 | #5,001 | 99 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Quaid?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Quaid (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Quaid born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Quaid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Quaid?
About 900 people born in the US named Quaid are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Quaid mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Quaid: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Quaid, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Quaid
How popular is the name Quaid?
Quaid was the 5001st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 2589th; the most babies were born in 2008 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,149 places. More babies were named Quaid in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Quaid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Quaid in the US.