Boys' name · since 1906
Aldo
Aldo has 17,728 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,728
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
17,728 babies have been named Aldo since 1906, making it today's #963 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aldo has been recorded 17,728 times among boys since 1906, currently ranked #963 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #885 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,728 born since 1906
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aldo ranks #885 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,728 born since 1906, peaking in the 2000s.
- #885 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,728
- born since 1906
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aldo's 17,728 recorded births place it above 98.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aldo compares
17,728 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aldo's all-time total is 48x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,728 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 666 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aldo's full recorded timeline at 1966, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 666 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aldo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 666
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Aldo popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1924 (Aldo as girls' name)
Aldo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,303 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Aldo's strongest decade.
4,303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Aldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s 719
1910s
719 births
- 1920s 1,129
1920s
1,129 births
- 1930s 485
1930s
485 births
- 1940s 204
1940s
204 births
- 1950s 483
1950s
483 births
- 1960s 680
1960s
680 births
- 1970s 791
1970s
791 births
- 1980s 1,375
1980s
1,375 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,038 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,303 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,037 births
- 2020s 1,466
2020s
1,466 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,303 births (24% of all-time use).
How Aldo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aldo's total volume
Aldo by state
Where Aldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,538 | 25.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,442 | 19.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,434 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,110 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 532 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 483 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 390 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 295 | 1.7% |
4,538 of 17,728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Aldo appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aldo's data
- Aldo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (4,303 total births) through the 2020s (1,466) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aldos (4,538 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Aldo
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aldo
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aldo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
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, 1906–2025 (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 Aldo 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.