Is Valinda a boy or girl name?

Valinda is a girl’s name. Of the 1,363 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Valinda

Recorded 1942–1997 · United States

Valinda was most popular in 1954, when 136 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,393 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,363 people named Valinda.

Valinda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Valinda’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Valinda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Valinda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,363 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 Valinda

Where Valinda is most concentrated

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

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