Girls' name · since 1899
Valeda
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 431 babies named Valeda, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 431
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Valeda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 431 have been recorded since 1899.
Social Security Administration records show Valeda recorded 431 times among girls since 1899, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1981.
- #12,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 431 born since 1899
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valeda ranks #12,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 431 born since 1899, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 431
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Valeda's 431 recorded births place it above 82.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valeda's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1981
- Peak year (1916)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Valeda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (109 births, 25% of the file).
1910s was Valeda's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Valeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
109 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 109 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Valeda's data
- Valeda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1899–1981 (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 Valeda 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.