Waldo
Waldo was the 11906th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 347th; the most babies were born in 1915 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,396 places. More babies were named Waldo in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,906 boys, up 29 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1915174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,722babies recorded
Waldo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,906 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,935 | 6 |
| 2010 | #8,100 | 10 |
| 2000 | #5,898 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,304 | 19 |
| 1980 | #3,091 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,274 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,460 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,179 | 38 |
| 1940 | #839 | 57 |
| 1930 | #563 | 114 |
| 1920 | #497 | 148 |
| 1910 | #460 | 36 |
| 1900 | #517 | 22 |
| 1890 | #386 | 22 |
| 1880 | #636 | 10 |
How popular is Waldo, counting every spelling?
Waldo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Waldo?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Waldo (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Waldo 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Waldo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Waldo?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Waldo are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 37 and 74. That makes Waldo a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Waldo by state
How common Waldo was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (3.7×), Kansas (2.6×), Oklahoma (2.4×), Minnesota (2.4×), Ohio (2.2×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Waldo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Waldo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Waldo
How popular is the name Waldo?
Waldo was the 11906th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 347th; the most babies were born in 1915 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,396 places. More babies were named Waldo in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Waldo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Waldo in the US.
Where was Waldo most popular?
In 1913–1917, Waldo was most common in Iowa (0.70 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Kansas.