How Many People Are Named Walela?
An estimated 33 people in the United States have the first name Walela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Walela peaked in popularity in 2021 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walela 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 Walela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Walela is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
33
About 1 in 10,386,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2021
9 births
Total Registered
33
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walela
Walela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 33 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Walela as a female name
Ranked #15,097 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (9 births)
Walela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walela span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 26 babies were registered. Walela remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Walela by Decade
How has Walela 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.
Walela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Walela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Walela
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Walela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walela?
We estimate approximately 33 people named Walela 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 10,386,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Walela a common name?
Walela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 33 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walela most popular?
Walela reached peak popularity in 2021, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walela is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walela a female name?
Walela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walela Smith, Walela Johnson, Walela 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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