Valene vs Valerie

Side-by-side comparison of Valene and Valerie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Valene

Girl name

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Name B

Valerie

Girl name · Rank #147

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Metric Valene Valerie
Current Rank Unranked #147
Total Births (all years) 901 270,997
Peak Year 1983 1959
Peak Year Births 64 7,304
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1910 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Valene Valerie
1880ss — 32
1890ss — 141
1900ss — 259
1910ss 10 1,314
1920ss 53 1,710
1930ss 88 3,960
1940ss 91 13,694
1950ss 116 52,232
1960ss 71 56,587
1970ss 15 33,811
1980ss 369 34,630
1990ss 73 22,011
2000ss 10 21,961
2010ss 5 19,012
2020ss — 9,643

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Valene Valerie
2014 — 1,886
2015 5 1,880
2016 — 1,966
2017 — 1,824
2018 — 1,801
2019 — 1,890
2020 — 1,881
2021 — 1,840
2022 — 1,986
2023 — 1,951
2024 — 1,985

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1910–2015.

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