Boys' name · since 1957
Valdez
Valdez has 258 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 258
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
258 boys have been named Valdez since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Valdez recorded 258 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2013.
- #11,483 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 258 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valdez ranks #11,483 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 258
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Valdez's 258 recorded births place it above 74.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Valdez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valdez's full recorded timeline at 1983, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valdez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2013
- Peak year (1974)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Valdez by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (107 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Valdez's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Valdez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 107 births (41% of all-time use).
Valdez by state
Where Valdez concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 258 births nationwide.
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What to do with Valdez's data
- Valdez's decade-level peak was the 1970s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Valdezs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Valdez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1957–2013 (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 Valdez 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.