Given name
Valeda
“a brave and strong woman”
Valeda is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “a brave and strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “a brave and strong woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valeda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 431
- 0 boys · 431 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Valeda’s family of names
Valeda has a related form in Valedah. Valeda has a related form in Valeeda. Valeda has a related form in Valeida.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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