Girls' name · since 1897
Valda
Valda has 1,866 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,866
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,866 girls have been named Valda since 1897, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Valda has 1,866 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1982.
- #4,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,866 born since 1897
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valda ranks #4,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,866 born since 1897, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,866
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valda's 1,866 recorded births place it above 93.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Valda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valda's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1982
- Peak year (1957)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Valda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (402 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Valda's strongest decade.
402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Valda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 61
1900s
61 births
- 1910s
1910s
261 births
- 1920s
1920s
365 births
- 1930s
1930s
274 births
- 1940s
1940s
222 births
- 1950s
1950s
402 births
- 1960s
1960s
224 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 402 births (22% of all-time use).
How Valda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valda's total volume
Valda by state
Where Valda concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Nebraska | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 8 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
105 of 1,866 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Valda appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valda's data
- Valda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (402 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Valdas (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Valda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1897–1982 (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 Valda 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.