Boys' name · since 1918

Ado

26 babies named Ado in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,834 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Ado sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ado has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1931.

  • #26,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 26 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ado ranks #26,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#26,834 of 45,481
all-time among boys
26
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ado's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ado's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ado's full recorded timeline at 1922, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ado popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1931

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 1918192119221931 5

Ado by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 62% of the file).

1920s was Ado's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Ado births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ado? ▼
26 babies have been named Ado since 1918. All-time, it sits at #26,834 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
Where does Ado sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ado ranks #26,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ado most popular? ▼
Ado was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Ado been used? ▼
Records for Ado go back to 1918, giving 14 years of history through 1931.
What names are similar to Ado? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adonis, Adolph, Adolfo, Adolphus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ado's data

  • Ado's decade-level peak was the 1920s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ado

Nearby Names Like Ado

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ado

Adonis Boy
#241 21,593 births
Adolph Boy
18,745 births
Adolfo Boy
#1886 16,195 births
Adolphus Boy
4,109 births
Adolf Boy
1,394 births

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Vivien
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Flournoy
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Artee
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ado: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ado draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.