Recorded 1923–1958 Girls' name Peak 1958 11 births

Valaire — girls' name

11 babies named Valaire in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s6
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Valaire was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valaire in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valaire

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Valaire between 1923 and 1958, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valaire currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valaire performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Valaire shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valaire in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Valaire at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

11

Since 1923

36 years of records

Peak year

1958

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1923

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1958

Valaire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1923

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1958)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 19581923 5

Valaire by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 55% of Valaire's all-time total
1920s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valaire?
11 babies have been named Valaire since 1923. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1958 with 6 births.
When was Valaire most popular?
Valaire was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Valaire been used?
Valaire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 36 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Valaire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.