Recorded 1990–2021 Boys' name Peak 2003 22 births

Waldy — boys' name

22 babies named Waldy in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s122020s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Waldy was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Waldy in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waldy

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Waldy between 1990 and 2021, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waldy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waldy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waldy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waldy 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 22 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.

Waldy at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

22

Since 1990

32 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1990

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2021

Waldy popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 2021200520031990 5

Waldy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 55% of Waldy's all-time total
1990s52000s122020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waldy?
22 babies have been named Waldy since 1990. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
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?
Waldy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 32 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.