Girls' name · since 1974
Walidah
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Walidah, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Walidah since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Walidah recorded 15 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1976.
- #50,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walidah ranks #50,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #50,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Walidah's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Walidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Walidah's full recorded timeline at 1976, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Walidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1976
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Walidah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Walidah's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Walidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Walidah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1974–1976 (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 Walidah 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.