Girls' name · since 1948
Valita
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Valita, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 98 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valita has been recorded 98 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1974.
- #27,369 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valita ranks #27,369 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,369 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valita's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valita's full recorded timeline at 1963, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1974
- Peak year (1966)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Valita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Valita's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Valita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Valita's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1970s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1948–1974 (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 Valita 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.