Boys' name · since 1915
Medardo
Medardo has 377 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 377
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Medardo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 377 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Medardo recorded 377 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #9,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 377 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Medardo ranks #9,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 377 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 377
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Medardo's 377 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Medardo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Medardo's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Medardo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Medardo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Medardo's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Medardo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (21% of all-time use).
Medardo by state
Where Medardo concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.9% |
12 of 377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Medardo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Medardos (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Medardo: 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 (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Medardo 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.