Waldon — #12390 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Waldon

The Social Security Administration has registered 693 babies named Waldon between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waldon currently holds the #12390 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waldon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Waldon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waldon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waldon 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 693 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.