Recorded 1971–1980 Girls' name Peak 1971 23 births

Valeka — girls' name

23 babies named Valeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s5
1970s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Valeka was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valeka in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Valeka between 1971 and 1980, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valeka 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 23 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.

Valeka at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

23

Since 1971

10 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1971

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1980

Valeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1971

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1980197719751971 6

Valeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 78% of Valeka's all-time total
1970s181980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valeka?
23 babies have been named Valeka since 1971. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Valeka most popular?
Valeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Valeka been used?
Valeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 10 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Valeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1971–1980 (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.