Medardo
Medardo is a masculine given name. Persons with the name include:Medardo Fantuzzi (1906–1986), Italian automotive engineer Medardo R.
Meaning & Origin of Medardo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Medardo is a masculine given name. Persons with the name include:Medardo Fantuzzi (1906–1986), Italian automotive engineer Medardo R.
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The Story of Medardo
Medardo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 16 Medardos were born — ranking #4,197 that year. As of 2026, Medardo ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 377 Medardos 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 Medardo
Medardo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 377 births in the dataset. Medardo's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,197. Use the chart and map above to compare Medardo'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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