Boys' name · since 1913
Waco
Waco has 171 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Waco is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 171 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waco has been recorded 171 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #13,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 171 born since 1913
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waco ranks #13,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1913, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1913
- 1970s
- peak decade
Waco's 171 recorded births place it above 69.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Waco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waco's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Waco by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Waco's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Waco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Waco's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1913–2024 (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 Waco 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.