Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Waldo

#1,598 most common boys' name of all time · #3,874 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,598
Rank overall
#3,874 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
141 of 146
All-time
5,722
Since 2016
52
Peak year
1915 #407
Best rank
#347 1881
Girls Boys peak 174/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Waldo is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 6 6 #10,709
2021 — 10 10 #7,596
2020 — 6 6 #10,626
2019 — 10 10 #7,651
2017 — 11 11 #7,103
2016 — 9 9 #8,154
2015 — 8 8 #8,754
2014 — 5 5 #12,137
2013 — 5 5 #12,157
2012 — 8 8 #8,876
2010 — 10 10 #7,598
2009 — 12 12 #6,812
2008 — 12 12 #6,775
2007 — 10 10 #7,597
2006 — 10 10 #7,443
2005 — 8 8 #8,313
2004 — 13 13 #5,821
2003 — 14 14 #5,277
2002 — 10 10 #6,533
2001 — 12 12 #5,676
2000 — 12 12 #5,599
1999 — 13 13 #5,042
1998 — 15 15 #4,422
1997 — 17 17 #3,887
1996 — 13 13 #4,620
1995 — 15 15 #4,060
1994 — 13 13 #4,543
1993 — 13 13 #4,459
1992 — 18 18 #3,466
1991 — 19 19 #3,235
1990 — 19 19 #3,175
1989 — 29 29 #2,298
1988 — 26 26 #2,310
1987 — 16 16 #3,080
1986 — 15 15 #3,137
1985 — 18 18 #2,719
1984 — 16 16 #2,834
1983 — 24 24 #2,149
1982 — 16 16 #2,842
1981 — 13 13 #3,231
1980 — 15 15 #2,976
1979 — 19 19 #2,474
1978 — 14 14 #2,940
1977 — 18 18 #2,469
1976 — 17 17 #2,519
1975 — 10 10 #3,440
1974 — 19 19 #2,210
1973 — 13 13 #2,729
1972 — 15 15 #2,430
1971 — 19 19 #2,142
1970 — 10 10 #3,082
1969 — 24 24 #1,688
1968 — 23 23 #1,658
1967 — 17 17 #1,916
1966 — 20 20 #1,730
1965 — 26 26 #1,521
1964 — 31 31 #1,412
1963 — 43 43 #1,176
1962 — 25 25 #1,596
1961 — 38 38 #1,286
1960 — 31 31 #1,440
1959 — 29 29 #1,474
1958 — 25 25 #1,559
1957 — 30 30 #1,438
1956 — 42 42 #1,175
1955 — 38 38 #1,221
1954 — 35 35 #1,272
1953 — 41 41 #1,160
1952 — 42 42 #1,141
1951 — 38 38 #1,173
1950 — 38 38 #1,169
1949 — 28 28 #1,385
1948 — 41 41 #1,111
1947 — 47 47 #1,055
1946 — 46 46 #1,010
1945 — 38 38 #1,044
1944 — 43 43 #994
1943 — 58 58 #877
1942 — 62 62 #825
1941 — 51 51 #892
1940 — 57 57 #833
1939 — 66 66 #740
1938 — 63 63 #773
1937 — 63 63 #775
1936 — 92 92 #609
1935 — 70 70 #733
1934 — 76 76 #699
1933 — 85 85 #630
1932 — 96 96 #602
1931 — 95 95 #608
1930 — 114 114 #562
1929 — 116 116 #547
1928 — 110 110 #590
1927 — 124 124 #554
1926 — 132 132 #525
1925 — 121 121 #563
1924 — 163 163 #486
1923 — 139 139 #516
1922 — 149 149 #507
1921 6 153 159 #498
1920 — 148 148 #495
1919 — 124 124 #536
1918 — 163 163 #462
1917 — 164 164 #441
1916 — 154 154 #454
1915 — 174 174 #407
1914 — 124 124 #434
1913 — 116 116 #400
1912 — 79 79 #441
1911 — 44 44 #445
1910 — 36 36 #459
1909 — 17 17 #666
1908 — 36 36 #398
1907 — 27 27 #455
1906 — 18 18 #563
1905 — 24 24 #460
1904 — 25 25 #428
1903 — 22 22 #444
1902 — 22 22 #453
1901 — 15 15 #524
1900 — 22 22 #510
1899 — 24 24 #382
1898 — 21 21 #446
1897 — 22 22 #410
1896 — 14 14 #576
1895 — 20 20 #451
1894 — 17 17 #488
1893 — 19 19 #430
1892 — 22 22 #413
1891 — 15 15 #470
1890 — 22 22 #384
1889 — 18 18 #444
1888 — 15 15 #519
1887 — 14 14 #480
1886 — 8 8 #728
1885 — 17 17 #458
1884 — 7 7 #782
1883 — 6 6 #821
1882 — 16 16 #465
1881 — 23 23 #347
1880 — 10 10 #636