Recorded 1953–1966 Girls' name Peak 1953 27 births

Valenda — girls' name

27 babies named Valenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s10
1950s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Valenda was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valenda in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Valenda between 1953 and 1966, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valenda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valenda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valenda 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 27 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.

Valenda at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

27

Since 1953

14 years of records

Peak year

1953

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1953

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1966

Valenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1953

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1953)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 19661962195719541953 6

Valenda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
17 births that decade — 63% of Valenda's all-time total
1950s171960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valenda?
27 babies have been named Valenda since 1953. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1953 with 6 births.
When was Valenda most popular?
Valenda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Valenda been used?
Valenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 14 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Valenda?
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, 1953–1966 (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.