Valeska: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,899

among girls · ↓121 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Valeska · -5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2010

24 babies

All-time total

790

#8,808 all-time among girls

First recorded

1893

in Social Security records

Valeska popularity over time

790 babies have been named Valeska since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	5	1	–	#1,637
1900s	11	1	+120%	#1,854
1910s	84	8	+664%	#2,091
1920s	17	2	-80%	#3,340
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	12	1	–	#5,921
1960s	23	2	+92%	#4,408
1970s	59	6	+157%	#4,291
1980s	63	6	+7%	#6,775
1990s	75	8	+19%	#8,002
2000s	170	17	+127%	#5,784
2010s	155	16	-9%	#5,766
2020s (to 2025)	116	19	+25%	#5,778

Where Valeska is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	26	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	28	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Valeska

Valeska is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,899 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 790 American babies have been named Valeska. Its peak came in 2010, when 24 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valeska stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valeska?

The median living Valeska is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 34. An estimated 700 people named Valeska are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valeska year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,899
2024	22	#5,778
2023	18	#6,658
2022	20	#6,206
2021	21	#5,936
2020	14	#7,938
2019	13	#8,572
2018	12	#9,117
2017	16	#7,423
2016	19	#6,648
2015	11	#10,099
2014	15	#8,032
2013	17	#7,351
2012	9	#12,150
2011	19	#6,834
2010	24	#5,766
2009	14	#8,854
2008	15	#8,498
2007	21	#6,538
2006	21	#6,341
2005	22	#5,784
2004	13	#8,693
2003	21	#5,788
2002	19	#6,120
2001	15	#7,302
2000	9	#10,710
1995	11	#8,055
1990	9	#9,214
1985	7	#9,270
1980	10	#6,775
1975	8	#7,141
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	7	#4,394
1920	–	–
1915	13	#2,374
1910	–	–
1905	5	#2,213
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valeska, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valeska?

The median living Valeska is about 19 years old. Half of all living Valeskas are between 9 and 34 years old.

How many people named Valeska are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Valeska are alive in the United States, based on 790 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Valeska in 2025?

Valeska ranked #5,899 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valeska?

790 babies have been named Valeska in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valeska most popular?

Valeska peaked in 2010, when 24 newborns received the name.

Is Valeska a boy or girl name?

Valeska is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valeska rising or falling?

Valeska is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Valeska become more popular?

Valeska is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 girls named Valeska in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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