Waldemar — #12342 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Waldemar

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,505 babies named Waldemar between 1891 and 2024, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waldemar currently holds the #12342 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waldemar performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 350 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Waldemar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Waldemar in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waldemar 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 1,505 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.