Recorded 1929–2008 Boys' name Peak 1929 44 births

Heraldo — boys' name

44 babies named Heraldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61960s61990s172000s15
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Heraldo was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

6 babies were named Heraldo in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Heraldo

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Heraldo between 1929 and 2008, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Heraldo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Heraldo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Heraldo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Heraldo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Heraldo 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 44 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.

Heraldo at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

44

Since 1929

80 years of records

Peak year

1929

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1929

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2008

Heraldo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1929

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1929)
6
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
4.555.566.5 20082006200119991998199719631929 6

Heraldo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 39% of Heraldo's all-time total
1920s61960s61990s172000s15

Heraldo by state

Where Heraldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Heraldo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 11.4%
California share of Heraldo's total US births 11.4%

5 of 44 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Heraldo?
44 babies have been named Heraldo since 1929. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1929 with 6 births.
When was Heraldo most popular?
Heraldo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Heraldo most popular?
The top states for the name Heraldo are California (5 births).
How long has the name Heraldo been used?
Heraldo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 80 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Heraldo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herbert, Herman, Herschel, Hershel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1929–2008 (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.