Girls' name · since 1893
Valetta
606 babies named Valetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Valetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 606 have been recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valetta has been recorded 606 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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 1982.
- #10,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 606 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valetta ranks #10,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 606 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Valetta's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Valetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valetta splits its recorded history at 1942: 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 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1982
- Peak year (1920)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Valetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (128 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Valetta's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Valetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
128 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
96 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 128 births (21% of all-time use).
How Valetta 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 Valetta's total volume
Valetta by state
Where Valetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 2.5% |
15 of 606 births nationwide.
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What to do with Valetta's data
- Valetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Valettas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1893–1982 (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 Valetta 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.