Boys' name · since 1914
Renaldo
Renaldo has 2,879 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,879
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Renaldo is the #12100 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,879 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renaldo has been recorded 2,879 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #12100 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,612 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,100 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,879 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Renaldo ranks #2,612 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,100 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,879 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,100 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,879
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Renaldo's 2,879 recorded births place it above 94.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Renaldo compares
2,879 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Renaldo's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Renaldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,879 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 34 | 22,252 |
Renaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Renaldo splits its recorded history at 1970: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 116 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Renaldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Renaldo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (767 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Renaldo's strongest decade.
767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Renaldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 99
1920s
99 births
- 1930s 79
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 115
1940s
115 births
- 1950s
1950s
360 births
- 1960s
1960s
389 births
- 1970s
1970s
400 births
- 1980s
1980s
767 births
- 1990s 255
1990s
255 births
- 2000s 164
2000s
164 births
- 2010s 143
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 767 births (27% of all-time use).
How Renaldo 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 Renaldo's total volume
Renaldo by state
Where Renaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 127 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 99 | 3.4% |
| #3 | California | | 88 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 84 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 75 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 60 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 30 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Texas | | 29 | 1.0% |
127 of 2,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Renaldo appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Renaldo's data
- Renaldo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (767 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Renaldos (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Renaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Renaldo 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.