How Many People Are Named Waldo?
An estimated 1,642 people in the United States have the first name Waldo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Waldo peaked in popularity in 1915 with 174 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waldo 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 Waldo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,642
About 1 in 208,742 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1915
174 births
Total Registered
5,717
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waldo
Waldo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,717 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Waldo as a male name
Ranked #8,121 in 2021
10 male births in 2021
Peak: 1915 (174 births)
Waldo as a female name
Ranked #5,080 in 1921
6 female births in 1921
Peak: 1921 (6 births)
Waldo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waldo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,361 babies were registered. Waldo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Waldo by Decade
How has Waldo 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.
Waldo by State
Birth registrations for Waldo span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, California. The lowest are in Vermont, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 58 Waldos were registered per state.
Waldo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waldo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Waldo
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Waldo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waldo?
We estimate approximately 1,642 people named Waldo 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 208,742 Americans share this first name.
Is Waldo a common name?
Waldo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,717 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waldo most popular?
Waldo reached peak popularity in 1915, when 174 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waldo is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waldo a male name?
Waldo is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waldo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waldo Smith, Waldo Johnson, Waldo 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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