Given name
Valynda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
Valynda is a variant of Velinda. In American use, Velinda carries the interpretation “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valynda is a variant of Velinda. In American use, Velinda carries the interpretation “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valynda connects to the Melinda name family through Velinda. An origin associated with Melinda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valynda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 8 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 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 100 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.
Valynda’s family of names
Valynda has a related form in Velinda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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