Recorded 1933–1956 Girls' name Peak 1936 17 births

Valaida — girls' name

17 babies named Valaida in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s121950s5
1930s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Valaida was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

7 babies were named Valaida in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valaida

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Valaida between 1933 and 1956, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valaida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valaida performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valaida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valaida 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 17 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.

Valaida at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

17

Since 1933

24 years of records

Peak year

1936

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1933

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1956

Valaida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1933

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1936)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195619361933 5

Valaida by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
12 births that decade — 71% of Valaida's all-time total
1930s121950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valaida?
17 babies have been named Valaida since 1933. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1936 with 7 births.
When was Valaida most popular?
Valaida was most popular in the 1930s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Valaida been used?
Valaida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 24 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Valaida?
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, 1933–1956 (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.