Valeda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Valeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Valeda between 1899 and 1981, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valeda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Valeda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valeda 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 431 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.