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Waldo Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Waldo?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Waldo in the United States in 2018.

Waldo, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #347 in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1915 with 174 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Waldo was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1886-1890, 1905-1908, 1909-1915, and 1980-1983, the name Waldo took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1930-1934, 1946-1949, 1963-1967, and 1989-1993 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Waldo popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Waldo's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Waldo lately has dropped.

The name Waldo is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Waldo has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Waldo (Girl)Waldo (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- 11 7,485
2016 < 5 -- 9 8,752
2015 < 5 -- 8 9,495
2014 < 5 -- 5 13,939
2013 < 5 -- 5 13,932
2012 < 5 -- 8 9,651
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- 10 8,089
2009 < 5 -- 12 7,202
2008 < 5 -- 12 7,159
2007 < 5 -- 10 8,131
2006 < 5 -- 10 7,964
2005 < 5 -- 8 9,054
2004 < 5 -- 13 6,117
2003 < 5 -- 14 5,538
2002 < 5 -- 10 7,011
2001 < 5 -- 12 5,989
2000 < 5 -- 12 5,896
1999 < 5 -- 13 5,306
1998 < 5 -- 15 4,633
1997 < 5 -- 17 4,048
1996 < 5 -- 13 4,864
1995 < 5 -- 15 4,265
1994 < 5 -- 13 4,789
1993 < 5 -- 13 4,686
1992 < 5 -- 18 3,599
1991 < 5 -- 19 3,317
1990 < 5 -- 19 3,303
1989 < 5 -- 29 2,352
1988 < 5 -- 25 2,433
1987 < 5 -- 16 3,193
1986 < 5 -- 15 3,262
1985 < 5 -- 17 2,938
1984 < 5 -- 16 2,946
1983 < 5 -- 24 2,202
1982 < 5 -- 16 2,967
1981 < 5 -- 12 3,597
1980 < 5 -- 15 3,089
1979 < 5 -- 19 2,563
1978 < 5 -- 14 3,066
1977 < 5 -- 18 2,548
1976 < 5 -- 17 2,593
1975 < 5 -- 10 3,652
1974 < 5 -- 19 2,274
1973 < 5 -- 13 2,855
1972 < 5 -- 15 2,531
1971 < 5 -- 19 2,200
1970 < 5 -- 10 3,277
1969 < 5 -- 24 1,721
1968 < 5 -- 23 1,691
1967 < 5 -- 17 1,969
1966 < 5 -- 20 1,755
1965 < 5 -- 26 1,554
1964 < 5 -- 31 1,431
1963 < 5 -- 43 1,190
1962 < 5 -- 25 1,623
1961 < 5 -- 38 1,297
1960 < 5 -- 31 1,457
1959 < 5 -- 29 1,498
1958 < 5 -- 25 1,589
1957 < 5 -- 30 1,454
1956 < 5 -- 42 1,188
1955 < 5 -- 39 1,217
1954 < 5 -- 35 1,291
1953 < 5 -- 41 1,168
1952 < 5 -- 42 1,151
1951 < 5 -- 38 1,194
1950 < 5 -- 38 1,179
1949 < 5 -- 28 1,404
1948 < 5 -- 41 1,125
1947 < 5 -- 47 1,063
1946 < 5 -- 46 1,017
1945 < 5 -- 38 1,055
1944 < 5 -- 43 1,003
1943 < 5 -- 58 883
1942 < 5 -- 62 833
1941 < 5 -- 51 897
1940 < 5 -- 57 839
1939 < 5 -- 66 743
1938 < 5 -- 63 777
1937 < 5 -- 63 779
1936 < 5 -- 92 610
1935 < 5 -- 70 738
1934 < 5 -- 76 703
1933 < 5 -- 85 631
1932 < 5 -- 96 605
1931 < 5 -- 95 612
1930 < 5 -- 114 562
1929 < 5 -- 116 549
1928 < 5 -- 110 592
1927 < 5 -- 124 557
1926 < 5 -- 132 528
1925 < 5 -- 121 565
1924 < 5 -- 162 488
1923 < 5 -- 139 517
1922 < 5 -- 149 508
1921 6 5,080 153 499
1920 < 5 -- 149 495
1919 < 5 -- 124 537
1918 < 5 -- 163 463
1917 < 5 -- 164 442
1916 < 5 -- 154 454
1915 < 5 -- 174 407
1914 < 5 -- 124 434
1913 < 5 -- 116 400
1912 < 5 -- 79 444
1911 < 5 -- 44 445
1910 < 5 -- 36 460
1909 < 5 -- 17 676
1908 < 5 -- 36 396
1907 < 5 -- 27 455
1906 < 5 -- 18 566
1905 < 5 -- 24 462
1904 < 5 -- 25 430
1903 < 5 -- 22 448
1902 < 5 -- 22 459
1901 < 5 -- 15 534
1900 < 5 -- 22 517
1899 < 5 -- 24 383
1898 < 5 -- 21 449
1897 < 5 -- 22 409
1896 < 5 -- 14 588
1895 < 5 -- 20 455
1894 < 5 -- 17 501
1893 < 5 -- 19 433
1892 < 5 -- 22 414
1891 < 5 -- 15 474
1890 < 5 -- 22 386
1889 < 5 -- 18 445
1888 < 5 -- 15 527
1887 < 5 -- 14 486
1886 < 5 -- 8 754
1885 < 5 -- 17 460
1884 < 5 -- 7 842
1883 < 5 -- 6 883
1882 < 5 -- 16 468
1881 < 5 -- 23 347
1880 < 5 -- 10 636

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.