Recorded 1965–1978 Girls' name Peak 1967 23 births

Walesca — girls' name

23 babies named Walesca in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s12
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Walesca was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

6 babies were named Walesca in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walesca

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Walesca between 1965 and 1978, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Walesca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walesca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Walesca shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walesca 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 23 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.

Walesca at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

23

Since 1965

14 years of records

Peak year

1967

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1965

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1978

Walesca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1965

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1967)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 1978197719671965 5

Walesca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 52% of Walesca's all-time total
1960s111970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walesca?
23 babies have been named Walesca since 1965. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1967 with 6 births.
When was Walesca most popular?
Walesca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Walesca been used?
Walesca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 14 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Walesca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Walker, Wallace, Wallis, 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, 1965–1978 (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.