Recorded 1955–1977 Girls' name Peak 1965 41 births

Valynda — girls' name

41 babies named Valynda in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s261970s5
1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Valynda was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

8 babies were named Valynda in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valynda

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Valynda between 1955 and 1977, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valynda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valynda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Valynda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valynda 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 41 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.

Valynda at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

41

Since 1955

23 years of records

Peak year

1965

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1955

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1977

Valynda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1955

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1965)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Valynda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
26 births that decade — 63% of Valynda's all-time total
1950s101960s261970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valynda?
41 babies have been named Valynda since 1955. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1965 with 8 births.
When was Valynda most popular?
Valynda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Valynda been used?
Valynda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 23 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Valynda?
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.

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, 1955–1977 (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.