Recorded 1972–1993 Girls' name Peak 1982 22 births

Valesha — girls' name

22 babies named Valesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s111990s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Valesha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valesha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Valesha between 1972 and 1993, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Valesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valesha 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 22 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.

Valesha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

22

Since 1972

22 years of records

Peak year

1982

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1972

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1993

Valesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1972

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1993198919821972 5

Valesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 50% of Valesha's all-time total
1970s51980s111990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valesha?
22 babies have been named Valesha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
When was Valesha most popular?
Valesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Valesha been used?
Valesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 22 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Valesha?
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, 1972–1993 (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.