Waldo vs Walker

Side-by-side comparison of Waldo and Walker — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Waldo

Boy name

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Name B

Walker

Boy name · Rank #82

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Metric Waldo Walker
Current Rank Unranked #82
Total Births (all years) 5,711 43,694
Peak Year 1915 2022
Peak Year Births 174 4,248
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waldo Walker
1880ss 134 266
1890ss 196 294
1900ss 228 242
1910ss 1,178 823
1920ss 1,355 1,080
1930ss 820 710
1940ss 471 720
1950ss 359 580
1960ss 278 394
1970ss 154 547
1980ss 188 835
1990ss 155 3,712
2000ss 113 6,419
2010ss 66 10,057
2020ss 16 17,015

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waldo Walker
2014 5 1,046
2015 8 1,010
2016 9 1,048
2017 11 1,100
2018 — 1,343
2019 10 1,638
2020 6 1,861
2021 10 2,867
2022 — 4,248
2023 — 4,016
2024 — 4,023

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2021.

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