How Many People Are Named Valeta?
An estimated 222 people in the United States have the first name Valeta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Valeta peaked in popularity in 1952 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valeta 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 Valeta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Valeta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
222
About 1 in 1,543,938 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1952
24 births
Total Registered
661
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valeta
Valeta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 661 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valeta as a female name
Ranked #12,113 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1952 (24 births)
Valeta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valeta span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 162 babies were registered. Valeta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valeta by Decade
How has Valeta 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.
Valeta by State
Birth registrations for Valeta span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas. On average, about 7 Valetas were registered per state.
Valeta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valeta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valeta
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valeta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valeta?
We estimate approximately 222 people named Valeta 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 1,543,938 Americans share this first name.
Is Valeta a common name?
Valeta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 661 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valeta most popular?
Valeta reached peak popularity in 1952, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valeta is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valeta a female name?
Valeta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valeta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valeta Smith, Valeta Johnson, Valeta 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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