Recorded 1921–2023 Girls' name Peak 2011 206 births

Vala — girls' name

206 babies named Vala in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s201930s71950s311960s202000s272010s762020s25
2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Vala was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

13 babies were named Vala in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vala

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Vala between 1921 and 2023, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vala performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vala in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 206 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vala at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

206

Since 1921

103 years of records

Peak year

2011

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1921

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1921

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
13
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
468101214 20232017201320091963195419261921 5

Vala by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
76 births that decade — 37% of Vala's all-time total
1920s201930s71950s311960s202000s272010s762020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vala?
206 babies have been named Vala since 1921. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 13 births.
When was Vala most popular?
Vala was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Vala been used?
Vala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 103 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.