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
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Valbona's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
468101214 1983198419851986198719881989199319941995 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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?
Valbona has been given to 74 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,565 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 12 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
Where does Valbona sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valbona ranks #30,565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Valbona since 1983 -- 13 years through the most recent 1995 data.
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.

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.

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.