Boys' name · since 1916
Haldon
Haldon has 92 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Haldon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 92 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Haldon recorded 92 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1944.
- #17,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 92 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haldon ranks #17,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #17,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Haldon's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Haldon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Haldon splits its recorded history at 1931: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Haldon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1944
- Peak year (1932)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Haldon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (43 births, 47% of the file).
1930s was Haldon's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Haldon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 43 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Haldon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Haldon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1916–1944 (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 Haldon 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.