Recorded 1918–1931 Boys' name Peak 1922 26 births

Ado — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s161930s5
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ado was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ado in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ado

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Ado between 1918 and 1931, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ado currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ado performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ado shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ado in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ado at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

26

Since 1918

14 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1918

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1931

Ado popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Ado by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 62% of Ado's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ado?
26 babies have been named Ado since 1918. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
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?
Ado has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 14 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.