Girls' name · since 1907
Valena
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 684 babies named Valena, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 684
- born since 1907
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valena currently ranks #5744 among girls' names in America, with 684 babies recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Valena recorded 684 times among girls since 1907, holding rank #5744 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #9,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,744 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 684 born since 1907
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valena ranks #9,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,744 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 684 born since 1907, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 684
- born since 1907
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valena's 684 recorded births place it above 86.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Valena compares
684 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valena's all-time total is 82% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 684 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valena splits its recorded history at 1968: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Valena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (99 births, 14% of the file).
1960s was Valena's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Valena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 99 births (14% of all-time use).
How Valena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valena's total volume
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What to do with Valena's data
- Valena's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Valena 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.