US rank #6866 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,106 births

Gildardo — #6866 US boys' name

1,106 babies named Gildardo in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s141930s211940s101950s291960s571970s1471980s1791990s2752000s2402010s952020s39
#6866
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1998
Single peak year

34 babies were named Gildardo in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gildardo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,106 babies named Gildardo between 1927 and 2024, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gildardo currently holds the #6866 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gildardo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Gildardo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 438 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Gildardo in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gildardo 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 1,106 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.

Gildardo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,106

Since 1927

98 years of records

Peak year

1998

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,866

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1927

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gildardo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1927

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
34
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
010203040 202420142004199419841974196119361927 8

Gildardo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
275 births that decade — 25% of Gildardo's all-time total
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Gildardo by state

Where Gildardo concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Gildardo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
438 39.6%
#2 Texas
75 6.8%
#3 Arizona
12 1.1%
California share of Gildardo's total US births 39.6%
Even split

438 of 1,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gildardo?
1,106 babies have been named Gildardo since 1927. It currently ranks #6866 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 34 births.
When was Gildardo most popular?
Gildardo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Gildardo most popular?
The top states for the name Gildardo are California (438 births), Texas (75 births), Arizona (12 births).
How long has the name Gildardo been used?
Gildardo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 98 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gildardo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gilbert, Gilberto, Gil, Giles, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1927–2024 (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.