Waldo
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning ruler of the realm; a form of Oswald.
Waldo by the numbers
Waldo was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 174 babies in 1915, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Oswald
Like Waldo, each of these traces back to Oswald: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ozzypowerful god; diminutive of Oswald or Osborne264 in England and Wales (2025)
- Osvaldodivine spear; a form of Oswald153 in the US (2017)
- Ozziedivine spear; a diminutive of Oswald40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oswaldodivine power; Spanish form of Oswald48 in the US (2017)
- Oswalddivine power; god's ruler27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ozstrength; short form of Oswald or Ozias31 in the US (2017)
- Osbaldodivine brightness; a form of Oswald22 in the US (2017)
- Ozzimy strength; a form of Oswald or Oz11 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Waldo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wallyforeigner; welsh; a diminutive of Wallace or Walter16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Waldo, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Waldo
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