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The name Waldo peaked for girls at #5080 in 1921. Waldo is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Waldo is a boy's name of German origin meaning "to rule".

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Its jaunty o-ending makes this name more appealing than most of its Germanic brothers, and we hope we're beyond the constant response to his name being "Where's Waldo?" The weighty reputation of writer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson adds a measure of backbone to the name.
 In tribute to Ralph Waldo, many babies were given those two names, including Ralph (Waldo) Ellison, author of Invisible Man.
 In popular culture, the young Robert Redford played the dashing titular character in The Great Waldo Pepper and Waldo Lydecker was a key character in the haunting classic film Laura.

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The name Waldo is currently ranked #881 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #347 in 1881. It is currently rising in popularity. Waldo is occasionally used for girls in 1921.

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