How Many People Are Named Valla?
An estimated 81 people in the United States have the first name Valla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Valla peaked in popularity in 1918 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valla 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 Valla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Valla is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Valla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
81
About 1 in 4,231,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1918
10 births
Total Registered
222
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valla
Valla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 222 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valla as a female name
Ranked #15,034 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1918 (10 births)
Valla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valla span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 51 babies were registered. Valla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valla by Decade
How has Valla 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.
Valla by State
Valla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valla
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valla?
We estimate approximately 81 people named Valla 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 4,231,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Valla a common name?
Valla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 222 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valla most popular?
Valla reached peak popularity in 1918, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valla is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valla a female name?
Valla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valla Smith, Valla Johnson, Valla 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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