Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Aldo name popularity since 1925
16,361 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aldo. Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Aldo is about 22 years old in 2026. Aldo peaked in 2007 as the #430 name for boys, and it ranked #960 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,361
- Named Aldo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #960
- for boys in 2025 (241 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 10 girls · 16,351 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.22× its national share
Peak year is the year Aldo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aldo births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Aldo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Aldo became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 6,480 baby boys to 1 in 3,140.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 3,820 to 1 in 6,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aldo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aldo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aldo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 489 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 485 | #1,021 |
| 1940s | 0 | 204 | #1,582 |
| 1950s | 0 | 483 | #1,022 |
| 1960s | 0 | 680 | #873 |
| 1970s | 0 | 791 | #1,000 |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,375 | #927 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,038 | #694 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,303 | #604 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,037 | #623 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,466 | #960 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.8% of babies named Aldo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Aldo is most popular
The index compares Aldo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aldo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.22× | 3,442 |
| California | 3.02× | 4,364 |
| Arizona | 3.01× | 532 |
| Illinois | 1.51× | 1,007 |
| New York | 1.09× | 1,132 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aldo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aldo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aldo (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data