Waldo vs Wallace

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

Name A

Waldo

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Name B

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #983

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Metric Waldo Wallace
Current Rank Unranked #983
Total Births (all years) 5,716 83,263
Peak Year 1915 1923
Peak Year Births 174 2,803
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waldo Wallace
1880s 134 1,009
1890s 196 1,199
1900s 228 1,654
1910s 1,178 8,681
1920s 1,355 20,916
1930s 820 13,241
1940s 471 11,464
1950s 358 9,446
1960s 278 5,948
1970s 154 2,860
1980s 188 1,846
1990s 155 1,099
2000s 113 889
2010s 66 1,589
2020s 22 1,422

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waldo Wallace
2014 5 138
2015 8 154
2016 9 198
2017 11 197
2018 - 249
2019 10 245
2020 6 244
2021 10 258
2022 - 234
2023 - 216
2024 - 229
2025 6 241

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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