Placido
Boy name · Italian · Latin · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #1,345 in 1907
0 babies were named Placido in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1907–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryPlacido first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1907, when it reached #1,345.
About the name Placido
Placido is a boy name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-ido”. US birth records list Placido for boys from 1907 to 2021, in 99 of those 115 years. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked #1,345 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2021, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Italian namesLatin namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 87,977 boys |
| 1910s | 13 | 77,399 boys |
| 1920s | 16 | 62,189 boys |
| 1930s | 11 | 87,336 boys |
| 1940s | 9.0 | 111,732 boys |
| 1950s | 4.5 | 221,239 boys |
| 1960s | 4.4 | 226,757 boys |
| 1970s | 6.6 | 152,207 boys |
| 1980s | 4.2 | 238,663 boys |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 185,185 boys |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 230,947 boys |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 751,880 boys |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 689,655 boys |
More Italian boy names
- Unisex name: Luca · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Unisex name: Luka · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Leonardo · brave as a lion
- Boy name: Emiliano · rival, striving
- Boy name: Lorenzo · from Laurentum
- Unisex name: Giovanni · God is gracious
- Boy name: Matteo · gift of God
Questions about the name Placido
What is the origin of the name Placido?
Placido has Italian, Latin, Spanish roots in our records. Other Italian names include Luca, Leo, Luka.
Is Placido a boy or girl name?
Placido is a boy name.
How popular is the name Placido?
Placido is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2021. It peaked at #1,345 in 1907.