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.

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Waldo

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Name B

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #979

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Metric Waldo Wallace
Current Rank Unranked #979
Total Births (all years) 5,711 83,024
Peak Year 1915 1923
Peak Year Births 174 2,803
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waldo Wallace
1880ss 134 1,009
1890ss 196 1,199
1900ss 228 1,654
1910ss 1,178 8,681
1920ss 1,355 20,916
1930ss 820 13,241
1940ss 471 11,465
1950ss 359 9,445
1960ss 278 5,949
1970ss 154 2,861
1980ss 188 1,847
1990ss 155 1,099
2000ss 113 888
2010ss 66 1,589
2020ss 16 1,181

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

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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