Rule of the forest
Derived from the Germanic element 'wald', meaning rule or power, often specifically associated with the forest. While it was a respectable traditional name in the 19th century, it is now most famously linked to the 'Where's Waldo?' book series.
Less common today
Waldo isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,171 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The titular world traveler in the red-and-white striped shirt · Where's Waldo?
American transcendentalist philosopher and poet
The dim-witted but lovable friend of Eddie Winslow · Family Matters
Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Midnight Cowboy
Brazilian footballer known as Waldo
