Valeda
USS Valeda (SP-592) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Meaning & Origin of Valeda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
USS Valeda (SP-592) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
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The Story of Valeda
Valeda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1899, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 18 Valedas were born — ranking #1,867 that year. As of 2026, Valeda ranks #10,411 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 431 Valedas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Valeda
Valeda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 431 births in the dataset. Valeda's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Valeda'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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