Girls' name · since 1893
Valeska
790 babies named Valeska in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,737 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 790
- born since 1893
- 2000s
- peak decade
790 babies have been named Valeska since 1893, making it today's #5737 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valeska has been recorded 790 times among girls since 1893, currently ranked #5737 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #8,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,737 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 790 born since 1893
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valeska ranks #8,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,737 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 790 born since 1893, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,737 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 790
- born since 1893
- 2000s
- peak decade
Valeska's 790 recorded births place it above 87.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Valeska compares
790 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Valeska's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valeska | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 790 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valeska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valeska splits its recorded history at 1991: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valeska popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Valeska by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (170 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Valeska's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Valeska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
84 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 170 births (22% of all-time use).
How Valeska 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 Valeska's total volume
Valeska by state
Where Valeska concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 2.2% |
32 of 790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Valeska's data
- Valeska's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Valeskas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valeska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Valeska 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.