girl's name

Valda

  • 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 US data.

  • 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. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1982, not a full ten years.

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'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 (to 1982) 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 US data.

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

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Valda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Valda

Names from the same era that won't 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 US data.

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.