Valera vs Valerie

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

Name A

Valera

Girl name · Rank #15313

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Name B

Valerie

Girl name · Rank #147

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Metric Valera Valerie
Current Rank #15313 #147
Total Births (all years) 1,056 270,997
Peak Year 1919 1959
Peak Year Births 38 7,304
Peak Decade 1920ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1896 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Valera Valerie
1880ss — 32
1890ss 16 141
1900ss 49 259
1910ss 260 1,314
1920ss 264 1,710
1930ss 168 3,960
1940ss 123 13,694
1950ss 96 52,232
1960ss 67 56,587
1970ss 8 33,811
1980ss — 34,630
1990ss — 22,011
2000ss — 21,961
2010ss — 19,012
2020ss 5 9,643

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Valera Valerie
2014 — 1,886
2015 — 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 5 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, 1896–2024.

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