Gildo
Gildo is a masculine given name and nickname that is borne by:
Meaning & Origin of Gildo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gildo is a masculine given name and nickname that is borne by:
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The Story of Gildo
Gildo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 13 Gildos were born — ranking #2,265 that year. As of 2026, Gildo ranks #3,942 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 177 Gildos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gildo
Gildo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 177 births in the dataset. Gildo's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #2,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Gildo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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