Boys' name · since 1916

Valdo

Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Valdo, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,281 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Valdo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 1916.

Valdo has 33 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 2007.

  • #25,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valdo ranks #25,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#25,281 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Valdo's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Valdo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Valdo's full recorded timeline at 1932, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Valdo popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191619251926193219902007 5

Valdo by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 30% of the file).

1920s was Valdo's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Valdo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valdo? ▼
Valdo has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,281 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 7 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Valdo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valdo ranks #25,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 Valentino, Valentin, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Valdo's data

  • Valdo's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Valdo

Nearby Names Like Valdo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Valdo

Valentino Boy
#444 11,784 births
Valentin Boy
#660 11,723 births
Valentine Boy
#1794 6,711 births
Val Boy
#4546 5,657 births
Valente Boy
#3771 1,930 births

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Ollice
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Delphine
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Toxie
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Weikko
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Valdo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2007 (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 Valdo 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.