How Many People Are Named Valdez?
An estimated 242 people in the United States have the first name Valdez. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Valdez peaked in popularity in 1974 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valdez 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 Valdez paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
242
About 1 in 1,416,340 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1974
21 births
Total Registered
258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valdez
Valdez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 258 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Valdez as a male name
Ranked #13,934 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1974 (21 births)
Valdez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valdez span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 107 babies were registered. Valdez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valdez by Decade
How has Valdez 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.
Valdez by State
Valdez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valdez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valdez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valdez?
We estimate approximately 242 people named Valdez 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 1,416,340 Americans share this first name.
Is Valdez a common name?
Valdez is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valdez most popular?
Valdez reached peak popularity in 1974, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valdez is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valdez a male name?
Valdez is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valdez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valdez Smith, Valdez Johnson, Valdez 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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