Boys' name · since 1912
Valdemar
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 964 babies named Valdemar, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Valdemar currently ranks #12080 among boys' names in America, with 964 babies recorded since 1912.
Valdemar has 964 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12080 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,080 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 964 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valdemar ranks #5,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,080 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 964 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,080 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Valdemar's 964 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Valdemar compares
964 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valdemar's all-time total is 161% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valdemar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 964 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Valdemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valdemar's full recorded timeline at 1973, 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 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valdemar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Valdemar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 13% of the file).
2000s was Valdemar's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Valdemar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s
1940s
81 births
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (13% of all-time use).
How Valdemar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Valdemar's total volume
Valdemar by state
Where Valdemar concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 290 | 30.1% |
| #2 | California | | 32 | 3.3% |
290 of 964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Valdemar's data
- Valdemar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Valdemars (290 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Valdemar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Valdemar 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.