Is Valda a boy or girl name?

Valda is a girl’s name. Of the 1,866 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Valda

Recorded 1897–1982 · United States

Valda was most popular in 1957, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,209 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,866 people named Valda.

Valda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Valda’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Valda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Valda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,866 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Valda

Where Valda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 8.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org