Boy or Girl

Is Waldo a boy or girl name?

Waldo was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 5,717 US babies named Waldo were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Waldo since 1880
5,717
Most popular year
1915
174 babies
Babies named Waldo each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Waldo from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Waldo, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s13400%
1890s19600%
1900s22800%
1910s1,17800%
1920s1,35560.4%
1930s82000%
1940s47100%
1950s35900%
1960s27800%
1970s15400%
1980s18800%
1990s15500%
2000s11300%
2010s6600%
2020s1600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
202110#8,1210–
20206#11,9280–
201910#8,1690–
20180–0–
201711#7,5050–
20169#8,7660–
20158#9,5090–
20145#13,9630–
20135#13,9570–
20128#9,6630–
20110–0–
201010#8,1000–
200912#7,2090–
200812#7,1610–
200710#8,1380–
200610#7,9660–
20058#9,0600–
200413#6,1190–
200314#5,5410–
200210#7,0150–
200112#5,9930–
200012#5,8980–
199913#5,3060–
199815#4,6370–
199717#4,0490–
199613#4,8650–
199515#4,2650–
199413#4,7890–
199313#4,6850–
199218#3,6000–
199119#3,3180–
199019#3,3040–
198929#2,3530–
198826#2,3610–
198716#3,1940–
198615#3,2610–
198518#2,8240–
198416#2,9480–
198324#2,2040–
198216#2,9670–
198113#3,4080–
198015#3,0900–
197919#2,5670–
197814#3,0660–
197718#2,5500–
197617#2,5920–
197510#3,6520–
197419#2,2730–
197313#2,8530–
197215#2,5300–
197119#2,2010–
197010#3,2740–
196924#1,7240–
196823#1,6920–
196717#1,9700–
196620#1,7540–
196526#1,5540–
196431#1,4330–
196343#1,1930–
196225#1,6240–
196138#1,2990–
196031#1,4610–
195929#1,4990–
195825#1,5900–
195730#1,4550–
195642#1,1900–
195539#1,2150–
195435#1,2920–
195341#1,1690–
195242#1,1500–
195138#1,1930–
195038#1,1790–
194928#1,4060–
194841#1,1250–
194747#1,0630–
194646#1,0170–
194538#1,0550–
194443#1,0030–
194358#8840–
194262#8330–
194151#8960–
194057#8390–
193966#7430–
193863#7780–
193763#7790–
193692#6100–
193570#7380–
193476#7030–
193385#6310–
193296#6050–
193195#6100–
1930114#5630–
1929116#5490–
1928110#5920–
1927124#5570–
1926132#5270–
1925121#5650–
1924163#4880–
1923139#5170–
1922149#5080–
1921153#4996#5,080
1920148#4970–
1919124#5370–
1918163#4630–
1917164#4420–
1916154#4540–
1915174#4070–
1914124#4340–
1913116#4000–
191279#4440–
191144#4450–
191036#4600–
190917#6760–
190836#3960–
190727#4550–
190618#5660–
190524#4620–
190425#4300–
190322#4480–
190222#4590–
190115#5340–
190022#5170–
189924#3830–
189821#4490–
189722#4090–
189614#5880–
189520#4550–
189417#5010–
189319#4330–
189222#4140–
189115#4740–
189022#3860–
188918#4450–
188815#5270–
188714#4860–
18868#7540–
188517#4600–
18847#8420–
18836#8830–
188216#4680–
188123#3470–
188010#6360–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Waldo reached #347 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #5,080 in 1921. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.