Boys' name · since 1914
Cataldo
Cataldo has 117 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cataldo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 117 recorded since 1914.
Cataldo has 117 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1953.
- #16,358 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 117 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cataldo ranks #16,358 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,358 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Cataldo's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Cataldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cataldo's full recorded timeline at 1924, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cataldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1953
- Peak year (1918)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Cataldo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Cataldo's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cataldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
43 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (41% of all-time use).
Cataldo by state
Where Cataldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 17.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 19 | 16.2% |
20 of 117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cataldo's data
- Cataldo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Cataldos (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cataldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1914–1953 (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 Cataldo 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.