US rank #994 Boys' name Peak 2007 17,484 births

Aldo — #994 US boys' name

17,484 babies named Aldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#994
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Aldo was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

666 babies were named Aldo in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aldo

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,484 babies named Aldo between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aldo currently holds the #994 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 666 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aldo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,303 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Aldo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,500 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aldo in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aldo 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 17,484 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.

Aldo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

17,484

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

2007

666 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#994

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aldo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
666
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420091994197919641949193419191906 6

Aldo popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1924 (Aldo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 198319801924 5

Aldo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,303 births that decade — 25% of Aldo's all-time total
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Aldo by state

Where Aldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aldo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,500 25.7%
#2 Texas
3,379 19.3%
#3 New York
1,428 8.2%
#4 Illinois
1,095 6.3%
#5 Arizona
522 3.0%
#6 Florida
470 2.7%
#7 New Jersey
390 2.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
295 1.7%
California share of Aldo's total US births 25.7%
Even split

4,500 of 17,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Aldo appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aldo?
17,484 babies have been named Aldo since 1906. It currently ranks #994 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 666 births.
When was Aldo most popular?
Aldo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,303 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Aldo most popular?
The top states for the name Aldo are California (4,500 births), Texas (3,379 births), New York (1,428 births).
How long has the name Aldo been used?
Aldo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aldo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alden, Aldon, Aldair, Alder, 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, 1906–2024 (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.