Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1966
Valanda
21 babies named Valanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 1966–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Valanda since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Valanda has 21 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1979.
- 21 total births
- 1966–1979 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Valanda since 1966, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.
- 21
- total births
- 1966–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Valanda was born in this single decade.
1975
Single peak year
6 babies were named Valanda in 1975 - its busiest year on record.
Valanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valanda's full recorded timeline at 1975, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valanda at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1975
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1966
Valanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1979
- Peak year (1975)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Valanda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Valanda's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Valanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valanda? ▼
Since 1966, Social Security records show 21 babies named Valanda. The most recent recorded year was 1979. Its busiest year on record was 1975, with 6 births.
When was Valanda most popular? ▼
Valanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Valanda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Valanda since 1966 -- 14 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Valanda? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1966–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Valanda: Baby Name Since 1966 - 21 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valanda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Valanda 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 June 2026.