Recorded 1916–2007 Boys' name Peak 1916 33 births

Valdo — boys' name

33 babies named Valdo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s101930s61990s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Valdo was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Valdo in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valdo

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Valdo between 1916 and 2007, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valdo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valdo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Valdo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valdo 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 33 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.

Valdo at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

33

Since 1916

92 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1916

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2007

Valdo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1916

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200719901932192619251916 7

Valdo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 30% of Valdo's all-time total
1910s71920s101930s61990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valdo?
33 babies have been named Valdo since 1916. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Valdo most popular?
Valdo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Valdo been used?
Valdo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 92 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Valdo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentin, Valentino, Valentine, Val, 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, 1916–2007 (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.