Waldo vs Walter

Side-by-side comparison of Waldo and Walter — 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

Walter

Boy name · Rank #271

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Metric Waldo Walter
Current Rank Unranked #271
Total Births (all years) 5,711 629,783
Peak Year 1915 1918
Peak Year Births 174 13,338
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Waldo Walter
1880ss 134 18,185
1890ss 196 19,495
1900ss 228 19,997
1910ss 1,178 89,145
1920ss 1,355 119,809
1930ss 820 80,906
1940ss 471 83,726
1950ss 359 72,196
1960ss 278 45,932
1970ss 154 25,729
1980ss 188 17,568
1990ss 155 12,020
2000ss 113 8,132
2010ss 66 10,606
2020ss 16 6,337

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Waldo Walter
2014 5 987
2015 8 1,157
2016 9 1,172
2017 11 1,366
2018 — 1,313
2019 10 1,282
2020 6 1,240
2021 10 1,281
2022 — 1,278
2023 — 1,274
2024 — 1,264

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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