How Many People Are Named Placido?
An estimated 626 people in the United States have the first name Placido. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Placido peaked in popularity in 1923 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Placido as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Placido paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
626
About 1 in 547,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1923
23 births
Total Registered
1,111
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Placido
Placido is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,111 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Placido as a male name
Ranked #13,587 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1923 (23 births)
Placido: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Placido span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 177 babies were registered. Placido has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Placido by Decade
How has Placido tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Placido by State
Birth registrations for Placido span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Massachusetts, New York, New Mexico. On average, about 54 Placidos were registered per state.
Placido + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Placido as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Placido: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Placido?
We estimate approximately 626 people named Placido are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 547,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Placido a common name?
Placido is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,111 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Placido most popular?
Placido reached peak popularity in 1923, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Placido is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Placido a male name?
Placido is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Placido Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Placido Smith, Placido Johnson, Placido Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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