Girls' name · since 1973
Walida
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Walida, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Walida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 66 recorded since 1973.
Walida has 66 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1980.
- #31,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walida ranks #31,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Walida's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Walida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Walida's full recorded timeline at 1976, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Walida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1980
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Walida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 92% of the file).
1970s was Walida's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Walida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (92% of all-time use).
Walida by state
Where Walida concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 16.7% |
11 of 66 births nationwide.
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What to do with Walida's data
- Walida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Walidas (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Walida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1973–1980 (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 Walida 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.