Girls' name · since 1933
Valaida
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.
- #48,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1933
- 1930s
- peak decade
Valaida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1933.
Social Security Administration records show Valaida recorded 17 times among girls since 1933, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1956.
- #48,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1933
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valaida ranks #48,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1933, peaking in the 1930s.
- #48,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1933
- 1930s
- peak decade
Valaida's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valaida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valaida splits its recorded history at 1936: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valaida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1956
- Peak year (1936)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Valaida by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1930s was Valaida's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Valaida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Valaida's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valaida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Valaida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.