Girls' name · since 2012
Walela
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Walela, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Walela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Walela recorded 33 times among girls since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #40,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walela ranks #40,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #40,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Walela's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Walela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Walela's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Walela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Walela by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 79% of the file).
2020s was Walela's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Walela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (79% of all-time use).
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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, 2012–2024 (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 Walela 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.