Boys' name · since 1912
Rinaldo
Rinaldo has 722 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 722
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
722 boys have been named Rinaldo since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rinaldo has 722 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2007.
- #6,315 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 722 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rinaldo ranks #6,315 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 722 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,315 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 722
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rinaldo's 722 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rinaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rinaldo splits its recorded history at 1954: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rinaldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2007
- Peak year (1923)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Rinaldo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (168 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Rinaldo's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Rinaldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
168 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
87 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 168 births (23% of all-time use).
How Rinaldo 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 Rinaldo's total volume
Rinaldo by state
Where Rinaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
43 of 722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rinaldo's data
- Rinaldo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rinaldos (43 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rinaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1912–2007 (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 Rinaldo 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.