Valda

Girl · recorded 1897–1982

  • 1982last recorded
  • 1910best year

Most popular in 1910.

Last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Valda.

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Its story

Popularity since 1897

0224318971918194019611982

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 76 recorded years as a table
Valda, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189721
189921
190133
190334
190531
190624
190719
190839
190926
191043
191138
191229
191326
191434
191528
191640
191728
191827
191935
192032
192124
192224
192336
192427
192537
192626
192736
192827
192937
193036
193131
193227
193331
193430
193526
193621
193723
193814
193917
194024
194113
194217
194313
19448
19459
194617
194714
194818
194920
195014
195118
195219
195324
195420
195519
195617
195730
195826
195920
196015
196118
196212
196315
19648
196514
196612
196710
19689
19698
19704
19725
19743
19755
19764
19795
19824

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Valda isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1982
6
Rank in 1982
#9,237
How rare
1 in 282,220 girls
Since 1897
1,866

Valda was last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1910, at 43 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Valda doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.