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Valda

VAL-duh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,876

Valda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1982 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1957, when 62 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1897.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Valda Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1980s.

402
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Valda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 10
1900s 61
1910s 261
1920s 365
1930s 274
1940s 222
1950s 402
1960s 224
1970s 41
1980s 6

How Popular Is Valda?

In 1982, Valda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Valda Is Used

France #1,396 5 in 1925
United States #10,314 6 in 1982

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Valda

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How to Say Valda

  • English VAL-duh

Sibling Names for Valda

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Valda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Valda

How popular is the name Valda?

In 1982, Valda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Valda a girl's or a boy's name?

Valda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Valda?

Valda has 2 syllables.

When was Valda most popular?

Valda peaked in 1957, when 62 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.