Recorded 1915–1961 Girls' name Peak 1920 59 births

Valada — girls' name

59 babies named Valada in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s101930s251950s101960s5
1930s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Valada was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Valada in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valada

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Valada between 1915 and 1961, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valada currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valada performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Valada shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valada in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valada 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 59 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.

Valada at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

59

Since 1915

47 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1915

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1961

Valada popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1915

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4681012 1961195819551939193719321931193019201915 9

Valada by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
25 births that decade — 42% of Valada's all-time total
1910s91920s101930s251950s101960s5

Valada by state

Where Valada concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valada
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
12 20.3%
Indiana share of Valada's total US births 20.3%

12 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valada?
59 babies have been named Valada since 1915. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Valada most popular?
Valada was most popular in the 1930s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Valada most popular?
The top states for the name Valada are Indiana (12 births).
How long has the name Valada been used?
Valada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 47 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Valada?
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, 1915–1961 (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.