Recorded 1893–1982 Girls' name Peak 1920 606 births

Valetta — girls' name

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.

1890s51900s121910s591920s1281930s891940s961950s1101960s911970s111980s5
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Valetta was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

17 babies were named Valetta in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 606 babies named Valetta between 1893 and 1982, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Valetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valetta 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 606 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.

Valetta at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

606

Since 1893

90 years of records

Peak year

1920

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1893

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1982

Valetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1893

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1920)
17
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Valetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
128 births that decade — 21% of Valetta's all-time total
1890s51900s121910s591920s1281930s891940s961950s1101960s911970s111980s5

Valetta by state

Where Valetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
15 2.5%
Pennsylvania share of Valetta's total US births 2.5%

15 of 606 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valetta?
606 babies have been named Valetta since 1893. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1920 with 17 births.
When was Valetta most popular?
Valetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Valetta most popular?
The top states for the name Valetta are Pennsylvania (15 births).
How long has the name Valetta been used?
Valetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 90 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Valetta?
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.

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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, 1893–1982 (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.