Fun Facts About the Name Valbona
- 74 babies named Valbona: U.S. records list 74 babies given the name Valbona from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Valbona Mean?
Valbona is an Albanian feminine name meaning "good valley," taken from the name of the Valbona River and the Valbona Valley in the Albanian Alps. The place name has the indefinite form Valbonë and the definite form Valbona, which is the form used as the given name. The "good valley" sense comes from Latin vallis "valley" and bona "good," though that etymology for the Albanian place name is a customary explanation rather than a securely documented one. The similar Spanish place name Valbona is a separate toponym.
Valbona Name History & Origins
The Valbona River and its valley lie in the Tropojë region of northern Albania, within the Albanian Alps; the valley is protected as Valbona Valley National Park. The personal name follows this landscape name and is used by Albanian speakers in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. It is a topographic given name rather than a saint's name, so its use is connected with Albanian naming from places and natural features.
How Popular is the Name Valbona?
Valbona has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1989. Its best rank was #6,782 in 1984.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #15,675 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #15,668 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #15,698 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,944 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #8,367 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,750 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,730 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #12,431 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,782 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #10,233 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Valbona Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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