Name Legacy

Waleska

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Waleska was most popular in 1981, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,805 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 542 people named Waleska.

Most popular in1981
Rank that year#5,805
Births that year21
Total since 1880542
Given to100% girls

Waleska over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Waleska’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Waleska a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Waleska is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 542 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Waleska

Where Waleska 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