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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Valda

Valda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1098th; the most babies were born in 1957 (62). More babies were named Valda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195762 babies
Total since 1880
1,866babies recorded

Valda popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#7,0447
1960#2,14930
1950#2,00024
1940#1,47228
1930#1,17741
1920#1,25338
1910#1,10517
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Valda, counting every spelling?

Valda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Valda?

About 700 people born in the US named Valda are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 65 and 77. That makes Valda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Valda by state

How common Valda was among girls born in each state in 1955–1959, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Valda, girls, 1955–1959. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Valda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Valda

How popular is the name Valda?

Valda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1098th; the most babies were born in 1957 (62). More babies were named Valda in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Valda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,866 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Valda most popular?

In 1955–1959, Valda was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Michigan.