How Many People Are Named Walda?
An estimated 111 people in the United States have the first name Walda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Walda peaked in popularity in 1948 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walda 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 Walda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Walda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
Estimated Living Americans
111
About 1 in 3,087,877 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1948
36 births
Total Registered
330
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walda
Walda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 330 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Walda as a female name
Ranked #6,987 in 1957
5 female births in 1957
Peak: 1948 (36 births)
Walda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walda span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 129 babies were registered. While Walda is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Walda by Decade
How has Walda 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.
Walda by State
Walda + Last Name Combinations
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Walda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walda?
We estimate approximately 111 people named Walda 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 3,087,877 Americans share this first name.
Is Walda a common name?
Walda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 330 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walda most popular?
Walda reached peak popularity in 1948, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walda is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walda a female name?
Walda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walda Smith, Walda Johnson, Walda 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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