Vala
#17,558 most common girls' name of all time · #28,842 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1921–2025
Rank among girls
#17,558
Rank overall
#28,842 of 105,966
First appeared
1921
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
216
Since 2016
58
Peak year
2011 #8,692
Best rank
#3,701 1939
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Vala first appears in 1921. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,545 |
| 2023 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,320 |
| 2022 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,367 |
| 2020 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,647 |
| 2019 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,607 |
| 2017 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,857 |
| 2016 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,964 |
| 2015 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,674 |
| 2014 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,062 |
| 2013 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,753 |
| 2012 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,695 |
| 2011 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,692 |
| 2010 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,150 |
| 2009 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,851 |
| 2008 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,554 |
| 2007 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,802 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,665 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,169 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,525 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,704 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,145 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,239 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,808 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,701 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,469 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,563 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,568 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,858 |