Quaid
Boy · KWAYD · Irish
Quaid is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Quaid come from?
Irish: Irish surname
- Say it
- KWAYD
Is Quaid a girl's or a boy's name?
Quaid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Quaid in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Quaid in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Quaid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Quaid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Quaid, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Quaid in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 81 boys in the US were given Quaid or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,677, up from #4,856 for this spelling alone.
- Quade 61
- Quaid 20
Quaid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
Names like Quaid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Quaid
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