Recorded 1983–1995 Girls' name Peak 1989 74 births

Valbona — girls' name

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.

1980s591990s15
1980s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Valbona was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

12 babies were named Valbona in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valbona

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Valbona between 1983 and 1995, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valbona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valbona performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valbona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valbona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valbona 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 74 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.

Valbona at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

74

Since 1983

13 years of records

Peak year

1989

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1983

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1995

Valbona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1983

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 1995199419931989198819871986198519841983 6

Valbona by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 80% of Valbona's all-time total
1980s591990s15

Valbona by state

Where Valbona concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valbona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 31.1%
New York share of Valbona's total US births 31.1%

23 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valbona?
74 babies have been named Valbona since 1983. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1989 with 12 births.
When was Valbona most popular?
Valbona was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Valbona most popular?
The top states for the name Valbona are New York (23 births).
How long has the name Valbona been used?
Valbona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 13 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Valbona?
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, 1983–1995 (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.