Valda vs Valerie

Side-by-side comparison of Valda and Valerie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Valda

Girl name

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Name B

Valerie

Girl name · Rank #147

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Metric Valda Valerie
Current Rank Unranked #147
Total Births (all years) 1,866 273,229
Peak Year 1957 1959
Peak Year Births 62 7,302
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1897 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Valda Valerie
1880s - 32
1890s 10 141
1900s 61 259
1910s 261 1,314
1920s 365 1,710
1930s 274 3,960
1940s 222 13,694
1950s 402 52,230
1960s 224 56,588
1970s 41 33,810
1980s 6 34,629
1990s - 22,012
2000s - 21,962
2010s - 19,013
2020s - 11,875

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Valda Valerie
2014 - 1,886
2015 - 1,880
2016 - 1,966
2017 - 1,824
2018 - 1,802
2019 - 1,890
2020 - 1,882
2021 - 1,840
2022 - 1,986
2023 - 1,955
2024 - 1,991
2025 - 2,221

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–1982.

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