Girls' name · since 1942
Valinda
1,363 babies named Valinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,363
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valinda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,363 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Valinda recorded 1,363 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1997.
- #6,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,363 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valinda ranks #6,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,363 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,363
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valinda's 1,363 recorded births place it above 91.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Valinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valinda splits its recorded history at 1966: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 136 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1997
- Peak year (1954)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Valinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (557 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Valinda's strongest decade.
557 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Valinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 139
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
557 births
- 1960s
1960s
383 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 557 births (41% of all-time use).
How Valinda 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 Valinda's total volume
Valinda by state
Where Valinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 74 | 5.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 51 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 43 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 32 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 9 | 0.7% |
74 of 1,363 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Valinda appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valinda's data
- Valinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (557 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Valindas (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Valinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1942–1997 (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 Valinda 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.