The baby name Ubaldo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /uˈbaldo/ — respelling: oo-BAL-doh.
Ubaldo is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Ubaldo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /uˈbaldo/ — respelling: oo-BAL-doh.
Ubaldo is Germanic in Origin.
Ubaldo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of a medieval Germanic name built from Old High German hug ‘mind, heart, spirit’ and bald ‘bold, brave.’ Through Latinization as Ubaldus, the meaning coalesces as “bold-minded” or “brave spirit.”
The name gained lasting visibility in central Italy through Saint Ubaldo Baldassini (c. 1084–1160), bishop of Gubbio; his May 16 feast and the Corsa dei Ceri festival preserved the name locally and spread it across the peninsula. Usage extended into Spain and, later, Latin America via colonial-era naming traditions, remaining uncommon but recognizable. Variants and related forms include Ubald (German/rare English), Ubaldus (Latin), the feminine Ubalda, and the nickname Baldo; surnames Ubaldi and Ubaldini derive from the same root. Cognate cluster-mates sharing the hug- element are Hugh, Hugo, and Hubert.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #174 | 5 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #238 | 9 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| France | Boys | 1966 | #272 | 3 | 1,105 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2,002 | 16,355 |
| GT | 0 | #289 | 26 | 5,948 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #321 | 9 | 6,350 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #331 | 148 | 7,625 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #355 | 45 | 5,922 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #357 | 128 | 9,305 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #358 | 1,015 | 15,656 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| BO | 0 | #367 | 15 | 6,868 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #374 | 95 | 7,628 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| MX | 0 | #382 | 32 | 8,339 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #419 | 2,491 | 10,046 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #456 | 32 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #457 | 24 | 7,768 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #464 | 130 | 9,244 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #465 | 574 | 14,506 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #607 | 59 | 13,390 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IT | 0 | #630 | 85 | 4,183 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #707 | 229 | 5,610 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #717 | 35 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #878 | 15 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,173 | 11 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Ubaldo is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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