Waldo is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.
Waldo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,906 for boy births in the United States (and #24,562 across all names), given to 6 babies. Waldo was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1915 (174 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,906 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,126 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,935 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,173 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,508 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,768 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,510 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,966 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,960 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,664 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,100 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,210 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,161 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,138 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,966 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,062 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,119 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,541 |
| 2002 | 10 | 15 | — | #7,015 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,993 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,898 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,306 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,637 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | — | #4,049 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,865 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,266 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | — | #4,790 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,685 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | — | #3,600 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | — | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | — | #3,304 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | — | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 26 | — | — | #2,361 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | — | #3,194 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | — | #3,261 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | — | #2,824 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,949 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | — | #2,968 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | — | #3,407 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | #3,091 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #3,066 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | #2,551 |
| 1976 | 17 | — | — | #2,592 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,652 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | — | #2,273 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,853 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | — | #2,531 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,200 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,274 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | — | #1,724 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | — | #1,692 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | — | #1,969 |
| 1966 | 20 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1964 | 31 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | — | #1,194 |
| 1962 | 25 | — | — | #1,623 |
| 1961 | 38 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | — | #1,460 |
| 1959 | 29 | — | — | #1,499 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1957 | 30 | — | — | #1,454 |
| 1956 | 42 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1955 | 38 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1954 | 35 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1953 | 41 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | — | #1,150 |
| 1951 | 38 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1950 | 38 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1949 | 28 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1948 | 41 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1947 | 47 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1946 | 46 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1945 | 38 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1944 | 43 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1943 | 58 | — | — | #884 |
| 1942 | 62 | — | — | #833 |
| 1941 | 51 | — | — | #896 |
| 1940 | 57 | — | — | #839 |
| 1939 | 66 | — | — | #743 |
| 1938 | 63 | — | — | #778 |
| 1937 | 63 | — | — | #779 |
| 1936 | 92 | — | — | #610 |
| 1935 | 70 | — | — | #738 |
| 1934 | 76 | — | — | #703 |
| 1933 | 85 | — | — | #631 |
| 1932 | 96 | — | — | #605 |
| 1931 | 95 | — | — | #610 |
| 1930 | 114 | — | — | #563 |
| 1929 | 116 | — | — | #549 |
| 1928 | 110 | — | — | #592 |
| 1927 | 124 | — | — | #557 |
| 1926 | 132 | — | — | #527 |
| 1925 | 121 | — | — | #565 |
| 1924 | 163 | — | — | #488 |
| 1923 | 139 | — | — | #517 |
| 1922 | 149 | — | — | #508 |
| 1921 | 159 | — | #5,080 | #499 |
| 1920 | 148 | — | — | #497 |
| 1919 | 124 | — | — | #537 |
| 1918 | 163 | — | — | #463 |
| 1917 | 164 | — | — | #442 |
| 1916 | 154 | — | — | #454 |
| 1915 | 174 | — | — | #407 |
| 1914 | 124 | — | — | #434 |
| 1913 | 116 | — | — | #400 |
| 1912 | 79 | — | — | #444 |
| 1911 | 44 | — | — | #445 |
| 1910 | 36 | — | — | #460 |
| 1909 | 17 | — | — | #676 |
| 1908 | 36 | — | — | #396 |
| 1907 | 27 | — | — | #455 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #566 |
| 1905 | 24 | — | — | #462 |
| 1904 | 25 | — | — | #430 |
| 1903 | 22 | — | — | #448 |
| 1902 | 22 | — | — | #459 |
| 1901 | 15 | — | — | #534 |
| 1900 | 22 | — | — | #517 |
| 1899 | 24 | — | — | #383 |
| 1898 | 21 | — | — | #449 |
| 1897 | 22 | — | — | #409 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #588 |
| 1895 | 20 | — | — | #455 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #501 |
| 1893 | 19 | — | — | #433 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | — | #414 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | — | #474 |
| 1890 | 22 | — | — | #386 |
| 1889 | 18 | — | — | #445 |
| 1888 | 15 | — | — | #527 |
| 1887 | 14 | — | — | #486 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #754 |
| 1885 | 17 | — | — | #460 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #842 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #883 |
| 1882 | 16 | — | — | #468 |
| 1881 | 23 | — | — | #347 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #636 |