Boys' name · since 1927
Gildardo
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 1,111 babies named Gildardo, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gildardo currently ranks #12199 among boys' names in America, with 1,111 babies recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gildardo has been recorded 1,111 times among boys since 1927, currently ranked #12199 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #4,801 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,111 born since 1927
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gildardo ranks #4,801 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,111 born since 1927, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1927
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gildardo's 1,111 recorded births place it above 89.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Gildardo compares
1,111 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Gildardo's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gildardo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,111 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gildardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gildardo's full recorded timeline at 1988, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gildardo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Gildardo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (275 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Gildardo's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gildardo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 14
1920s
14 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
147 births
- 1980s
1980s
179 births
- 1990s
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 275 births (25% of all-time use).
How Gildardo 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 Gildardo's total volume
Gildardo by state
Where Gildardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 438 | 39.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 75 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 12 | 1.1% |
438 of 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gildardo's data
- Gildardo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gildardos (438 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gildardo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Gildardo 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.