Aldo

What Aldo means

Italian form of Aldous, meaning “old”

a male given name, equivalent to English Aldous || Short form of Old English compound given names beginning with the element eald (“old”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Aldo” (revision 94534374) and “Aldous” (revision 84912847), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Aldo?

US: Falling: down from #623 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #3004 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2007, when 666 boys got the name (#430 that year). First in the US records in 1906.

How common

• About 1 in 7,087 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 24,721 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (0.92 per 1,000 boys), NV (0.62 per 1,000 boys), TX (0.36 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Aldo is #960 in the US and #2133 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Aldo were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Aled0 US · 6 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Aldo

Boys

• Xavier#108Editor’s note Down from #90 in 2015 to #108 in 2025 in the US
• Angel#67Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 2025
• Diego#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #444 in 2025
• Angelo#304Editor’s note Down from #299 in 2015 to #304 in 2025 in the US
• Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Joan#984“God is gracious”^*

For a sister

• Gabriella#105Editor’s note Down from #54 in 2015 to #105 in 2025 in the US
• Isabela#664Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 6 babies
• Bella#136Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Anahi#482Spanish, meaning “cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli)”^*
• Amaya#180“the end”^*
• Lola#275Editor’s note Down from #224 in 2015 to #275 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Aldo’s. Rank is US 2025.