Boys' name · since 1990

Waldy

Waldy has 22 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,440 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Waldy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1990.

Waldy has 22 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2021.

  • #28,440 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waldy ranks #28,440 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#28,440 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Waldy's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% 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.

Waldy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Waldy splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Waldy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 1990200320052021 5

Waldy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Waldy's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Waldy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waldy? ▼
Waldy has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,440 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 6 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Waldy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waldy ranks #28,440 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 Waldy most popular? ▼
Waldy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Waldy been used? ▼
Records for Waldy go back to 1990, giving 32 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Waldy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Wallace, Walker, Walton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Waldy's data

  • Waldy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (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 Waldy

Nearby Names Like Waldy

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

Walter Boy
#251 631,172 births
Wallace Boy
#960 83,263 births
Walker Boy
#78 47,914 births
Walton Boy
#2422 5,889 births
Waldo Boy
#10704 5,716 births

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Flavel
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Guster
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Hickman
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Waldy: 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, 1990–2021 (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 Waldy 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.