Recorded 1920–2013 Girls' name Peak 1984 242 births

Valaree — girls' name

242 babies named Valaree in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111940s51950s251960s181970s221980s671990s442000s452010s5
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Valaree was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

14 babies were named Valaree in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valaree

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Valaree between 1920 and 2013, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valaree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valaree performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Valaree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valaree 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 242 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.

Valaree at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

242

Since 1920

94 years of records

Peak year

1984

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1920

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2013

Valaree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1920

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1984)
14
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
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Valaree by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
67 births that decade — 28% of Valaree's all-time total
1920s111940s51950s251960s181970s221980s671990s442000s452010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valaree?
242 babies have been named Valaree since 1920. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1984 with 14 births.
When was Valaree most popular?
Valaree was most popular in the 1980s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Valaree been used?
Valaree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 94 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Valaree?
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.

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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, 1920–2013 (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.