Recorded 1934–1947 Boys' name Peak 1934 16 births

Valdon — boys' name

16 babies named Valdon in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s5
1930s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Valdon was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valdon in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valdon

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Valdon between 1934 and 1947, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valdon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valdon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valdon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valdon 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 16 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.

Valdon at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

16

Since 1934

14 years of records

Peak year

1934

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1934

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1947

Valdon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1934

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1934)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 194719361934 6

Valdon by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 69% of Valdon's all-time total
1930s111940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valdon?
16 babies have been named Valdon since 1934. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1934 with 6 births.
When was Valdon most popular?
Valdon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Valdon been used?
Valdon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 14 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Valdon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentin, Valentino, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1934–1947 (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.