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.

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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) 5,716 47,914
Peak Year 1915 2022
Peak Year Births 174 4,250
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waldo Walker
1880s 134 266
1890s 196 294
1900s 228 242
1910s 1,178 823
1920s 1,355 1,080
1930s 820 710
1940s 471 720
1950s 358 580
1960s 278 394
1970s 154 547
1980s 188 836
1990s 155 3,712
2000s 113 6,419
2010s 66 10,057
2020s 22 21,234

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 2,868
2022 - 4,250
2023 - 4,018
2024 - 4,033
2025 6 4,204

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, 1880–2025.

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