Total births
85
Girls' name · since 1914
Valia
Valia has 85 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 85
- total births
- 1914–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Valia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 85 have been recorded since 1914.
Valia has 85 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- 85 total births
- 1914–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
85 girls have been named Valia since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 85
- total births
- 1914–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Valia was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
11 babies were named Valia in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
Valia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valia's full recorded timeline at 1957, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valia at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Valia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Valia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Valia's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Valia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (34% of all-time use).
Valia by state
Where Valia concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 5.9% |
Pennsylvania share of Valia's total US births 5.9%
5 of 85 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valia? ▼
Valia has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 11 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Valia most popular? ▼
Valia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Valia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Valia are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Valia been used? ▼
Valia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 112 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Valia? ▼
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.
What to do with Valia's data
- Valia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Valias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Valia
Nearby Names Like Valia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Valia
Valerie Girl
#147 273,229 births
Valeria Girl
#162 80,052 births
Valentina Girl
#47 65,147 births
Valarie Girl
#2438 18,714 births
Valencia Girl
#1266 12,198 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Valia: Baby Name Since 1914 - 85 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Valia 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 June 2026.