How Many People Are Named Valeda?
An estimated 104 people in the United States have the first name Valeda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Valeda peaked in popularity in 1916 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valeda 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 Valeda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Valeda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
104
About 1 in 3,295,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1916
18 births
Total Registered
431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valeda
Valeda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 431 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valeda as a female name
Ranked #12,109 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1916 (18 births)
Valeda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valeda span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 109 babies were registered. Valeda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valeda by Decade
How has Valeda 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.
Valeda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valeda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valeda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valeda?
We estimate approximately 104 people named Valeda 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 3,295,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Valeda a common name?
Valeda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valeda most popular?
Valeda reached peak popularity in 1916, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valeda is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valeda a female name?
Valeda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valeda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valeda Smith, Valeda Johnson, Valeda 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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