Valina
Valina was an indie, noise rock, post-hardcore group from Linz, Austria, which existed from 1995 to 2016. They released several records on Trost Records and played many shows in Europe, the United States, Russia, Mexico and South America. The last four full-length albums were recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago.
Meaning & Origin of Valina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valina was an indie, noise rock, post-hardcore group from Linz, Austria, which existed from 1995 to 2016. They released several records on Trost Records and played many shows in Europe, the United States, Russia, Mexico and South America. The last four full-length albums were recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago.
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The Story of Valina
Valina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 7 Valinas were born — ranking #5,474 that year. As of 2026, Valina ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 120 Valinas 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 Valina
Valina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 120 births in the dataset. Valina's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #5,474. Use the chart and map above to compare Valina'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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