Girls' name · since 1962
Waleska
542 babies named Waleska in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Waleska is the #11120 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 542 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Waleska recorded 542 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #11120 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #11,282 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waleska ranks #11,282 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 542 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Waleska's 542 recorded births place it above 84.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Waleska compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Waleska's all-time total is 44% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waleska | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Waleska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Waleska's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Waleska popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Waleska by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (140 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Waleska's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Waleska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 140 births (26% of all-time use).
How Waleska 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 Waleska's total volume
Waleska by state
Where Waleska concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 166 | 30.6% |
166 of 542 births nationwide.
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What to do with Waleska's data
- Waleska's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Waleskas (166 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Waleska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Waleska 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.