Boys' name · since 1934
Valdon
Valdon has 16 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Valdon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1934.
Valdon has 16 recorded births among boys since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1947.
- #31,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1934
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valdon ranks #31,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1934, peaking in the 1930s.
- #31,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Valdon's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valdon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valdon's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valdon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1947
- Peak year (1934)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Valdon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1930s was Valdon's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Valdon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Valdon's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1934–1947 (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 Valdon 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.