Recorded 1973–1980 Girls' name Peak 1973 66 births

Walida — girls' name

66 babies named Walida in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s611980s5
1970s
Peak decade

92% of everyone ever named Walida was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

15 babies were named Walida in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walida

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Walida between 1973 and 1980, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Walida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walida performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Walida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Walida in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walida 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 66 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.

Walida at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

66

Since 1973

8 years of records

Peak year

1973

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1973

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1980

Walida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1973

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1973)
15
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
05101520 1980197819771976197519741973 15

Walida by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
61 births that decade — 92% of Walida's all-time total
1970s611980s5

Walida by state

Where Walida concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Walida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 16.7%
New York share of Walida's total US births 16.7%

11 of 66 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walida?
66 babies have been named Walida since 1973. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1973 with 15 births.
When was Walida most popular?
Walida was most popular in the 1970s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Walida most popular?
The top states for the name Walida are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Walida been used?
Walida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 8 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Walida?
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, 1973–1980 (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.