US rank #10298 Girls' name Peak 1964 663 births

Valena — #10298 US girls' name

663 babies named Valena in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s181910s571920s431930s451940s201950s691960s991970s881980s761990s322000s212010s602020s35
#10298
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Valena was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

15 babies were named Valena in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valena

The Social Security Administration has registered 663 babies named Valena between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valena currently holds the #10298 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Valena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valena 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 663 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.

Valena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

663

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

1964

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#10,298

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1964)
15
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
05101520 202420121988197619651954193319161907 7

Valena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
99 births that decade — 15% of Valena's all-time total
1900s181910s571920s431930s451940s201950s691960s991970s881980s761990s322000s212010s602020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valena?
663 babies have been named Valena since 1907. It currently ranks #10298 among girls. The peak year was 1964 with 15 births.
When was Valena most popular?
Valena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Valena been used?
Valena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valena?
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.

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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, 1907–2024 (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.