Girls' name · since 1983
Valbona
74 babies named Valbona in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
74 girls have been named Valbona since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Valbona has 74 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1995.
- #30,565 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valbona ranks #30,565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Valbona's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Valbona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valbona's full recorded timeline at 1988, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valbona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1995
- Peak year (1989)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1995.
74 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1989 with 12 births in a single year.
Valbona by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 80% of the file).
1980s was Valbona's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Valbona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (80% of all-time use).
Valbona decade highlights
- Peak decade 59 births
- Runner-up 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Valbona by state
Where Valbona concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 31.1% |
23 of 74 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 31.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 31.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Valbona's data
- Valbona's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Valbonas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valbona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1983–1995 (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 Valbona 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.
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