Waldo
Last seen for girls in 1921 at #4,464 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 23 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,716since 1880
Waldo over time
Rank among boys' names. Waldo has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #10,695 | 6 | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #7,587 | 10 | |
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,643 | 10 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | #7,095 | 11 | |
| 2016 | — | #8,146 | 9 | |
| 2015 | — | #8,744 | 8 | |
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,864 | 8 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #7,591 | 10 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,802 | 12 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,763 | 12 | |
| 2007 | — | #7,590 | 10 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,427 | 10 | |
| 2005 | — | #8,299 | 8 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,813 | 13 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,271 | 14 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,522 | 10 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,667 | 12 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,588 | 12 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,035 | 13 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,413 | 15 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,877 | 17 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,613 | 13 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,052 | 15 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,537 | 13 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,447 | 13 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,459 | 18 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,224 | 19 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,166 | 19 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,292 | 29 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,305 | 26 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,072 | 16 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,131 | 15 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,710 | 18 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,824 | 16 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,140 | 24 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,831 | 16 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,929 | 14 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,458 | 18 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,508 | 17 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,680 | 24 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,650 | 23 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,723 | 20 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,513 | 26 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,408 | 31 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,175 | 43 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,279 | 38 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,434 | 31 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,467 | 29 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,557 | 25 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,436 | 30 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,171 | 42 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,219 | 38 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,268 | 35 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,155 | 41 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,136 | 42 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,168 | 38 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,380 | 28 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,107 | 41 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,053 | 47 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,003 | 46 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #991 | 43 | |
| 1943 | — | #875 | 58 | |
| 1942 | — | #821 | 62 | |
| 1941 | — | #888 | 51 | |
| 1940 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1939 | — | #738 | 66 | |
| 1938 | — | #770 | 63 | |
| 1937 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1936 | — | #608 | 92 | |
| 1935 | — | #731 | 70 | |
| 1934 | — | #697 | 76 | |
| 1933 | — | #629 | 85 | |
| 1932 | — | #600 | 96 | |
| 1931 | — | #605 | 95 | |
| 1930 | — | #561 | 114 | |
| 1929 | — | #547 | 116 | |
| 1928 | — | #588 | 110 | |
| 1927 | — | #553 | 124 | |
| 1926 | — | #525 | 132 | |
| 1925 | — | #562 | 121 | |
| 1924 | — | #485 | 163 | |
| 1923 | — | #515 | 139 | |
| 1922 | — | #506 | 149 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #498 | 153 |
| 1920 | — | #495 | 148 | |
| 1919 | — | #535 | 124 | |
| 1918 | — | #462 | 163 | |
| 1917 | — | #441 | 164 | |
| 1916 | — | #452 | 154 | |
| 1915 | — | #407 | 174 | |
| 1914 | — | #433 | 124 | |
| 1913 | — | #396 | 116 | |
| 1912 | — | #439 | 79 | |
| 1911 | — | #441 | 44 | |
| 1910 | — | #456 | 36 | |
| 1909 | — | #653 | 17 | |
| 1908 | — | #389 | 36 | |
| 1907 | — | #448 | 27 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #452 | 24 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #376 | 24 | |
| 1898 | — | #435 | 21 | |
| 1897 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #419 | 19 | |
| 1892 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1891 | — | #456 | 15 | |
| 1890 | — | #376 | 22 | |
| 1889 | — | #434 | 18 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #342 | 23 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Waldo was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2011, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Waldo is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Indiana#212 · 1 in 2,142
- Missouri#280 · 1 in 2,668
- Kansas#286 · 1 in 2,729
- Minnesota#316 · 1 in 3,673
- Iowa#330 · 1 in 4,360
Best ever in a state: #65 in Arizona, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #212 | 12 | 1 in 2,142 |
| Missouri | #280 | 11 | 1 in 2,668 |
| Kansas | #286 | 6 | 1 in 2,729 |
| Minnesota | #316 | 6 | 1 in 3,673 |
| Iowa | #330 | 5 | 1 in 4,360 |
| Ohio | #350 | 9 | 1 in 5,792 |
| Georgia | #354 | 9 | 1 in 3,466 |
| South Carolina | #374 | 5 | 1 in 4,059 |
| Oklahoma | #421 | 5 | 1 in 4,595 |
| New York | #447 | 9 | 1 in 10,280 |
| Illinois | #460 | 6 | 1 in 9,360 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Waldo
- 90 spots since 2020 (#10,605 → #10,695)
- 1,951 spots since 2015 (#8,744 → #10,695)
- Biggest jump: 325 spots in 1885 (#764 → #439)
- Biggest drop: 346 spots in 1883 (#453 → #799)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #342 (23 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1880–1944
- Highest: 1 in 4,287 boys born in 1908 were named Waldo (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #342 in 1881, was only 1 in 4,380 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.7% of all boys named Waldo (1,355) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 134 | #342 (1881) | #549 |
| 1890s | 196 | #376 (1899) | #434 |
| 1900s | 228 | #389 (1908) | #477 |
| 1910s | 1,178 | #396 (1913) | #446 |
| 1920s | 1,355 | #485 (1924) | #527 |
| 1930s | 820 | #561 (1930) | #671 |
| 1940s | 471 | #821 (1942) | #999 |
| 1950s | 358 | #1,136 (1952) | #1,275 |
| 1960s | 278 | #1,175 (1963) | #1,536 |
| 1970s | 154 | #2,126 (1971) | #2,632 |
| 1980s | 188 | #2,140 (1983) | #2,749 |
| 1990s | 155 | #3,166 (1990) | #4,082 |
| 2000s | 113 | #5,271 (2003) | #6,574 |
| 2010s | 66 | #7,095 (2017) | #9,041 |
| 2020s | 22 | #7,587 (2021) | #9,629 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Waldo in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 205,510 of them was named Waldo, which outranked 24.0% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,023Zerline7
- #4,023Zoa7
- #4,023Zuma7
- #4,464Waldo6
- #4,464Abelina6
- #4,464Adamae6
- #4,464Addell6
- #5,099Abbey5
- #5,099Adalee5
- #5,099Adam5
Tied with 634 names at #4,464; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 7,199 of them was named Waldo, which outranked 90.0% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).