Valada
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi was an Andalusian poet and the daughter of the Umayyad Caliph Muhammad III of Córdoba.
Meaning & Origin of Valada
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi was an Andalusian poet and the daughter of the Umayyad Caliph Muhammad III of Córdoba.
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The Story of Valada
Valada first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 10 Valadas were born — ranking #3,097 that year. As of 2026, Valada ranks #6,567 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 59 Valadas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Valada
Valada is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Valada's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,097. Use the chart and map above to compare Valada's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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