How Many People Are Named Valda?
An estimated 660 people in the United States have the first name Valda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Valda peaked in popularity in 1957 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Valda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Valda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
660
About 1 in 519,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1957
62 births
Total Registered
1,866
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valda
Valda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,866 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valda as a female name
Ranked #10,468 in 1982
6 female births in 1982
Peak: 1957 (62 births)
Valda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valda span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 402 babies were registered. Valda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valda by Decade
How has Valda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Valda by State
Birth registrations for Valda span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Nebraska. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois. On average, about 19 Valdas were registered per state.
Valda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valda
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valda?
We estimate approximately 660 people named Valda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 519,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Valda a common name?
Valda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,866 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valda most popular?
Valda reached peak popularity in 1957, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valda is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valda a female name?
Valda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valda Smith, Valda Johnson, Valda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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