How Many People Are Named Waleska?
An estimated 501 people in the United States have the first name Waleska. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Waleska peaked in popularity in 1981 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Waleska 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 Waleska paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
501
About 1 in 684,140 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1981
21 births
Total Registered
534
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Waleska
Waleska is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 534 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Waleska as a female name
Ranked #8,896 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (21 births)
Waleska: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Waleska span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 140 babies were registered. While Waleska is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Waleska by Decade
How has Waleska 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.
Waleska by State
Waleska + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Waleska as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Waleska
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Waleska: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Waleska?
We estimate approximately 501 people named Waleska 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 684,140 Americans share this first name.
Is Waleska a common name?
Waleska is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 534 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Waleska most popular?
Waleska reached peak popularity in 1981, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Waleska is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Waleska a female name?
Waleska is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Waleska Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Waleska Smith, Waleska Johnson, Waleska 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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