Vala
Feminine
Vala entered the US charts in 1921, peaked at #3429 in 1939, ranks #9457 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Vala?
Vala first appears in US birth records in 1921 — 104 years ago. The typical Vala alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 200 people named Vala are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Vala most popular?
Vala peaked in 1939, reaching #3429 nationally. Today it ranks #9457, 6,028 places below that high. See the whole 1939 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1921
- Most girls named
- 201113 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3429reached in 1939
- Change vs 2023
- +42.9%10 in 2025, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Valas among us
people named Vala are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 160,727 born in 2025 was named Vala
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Raphaela test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Vala's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Raphaela climbed just as high around 1915, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Raphaela's path sketches the road Vala is walking now.
Vala sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Vala beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Vala in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Valas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Vala are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Vala in 2025?
- Vala ranks #9457 among US girl names in 2025, with 10 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Vala?
- About 1 in every 160,727 US girls born in 2025 was named Vala — 10 in all.
- Will my child share the name Vala with classmates?
- Vala will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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