Girls' name · since 1949
Valari
93 babies named Valari in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valari is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 93 have been recorded since 1949.
Valari has 93 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2010.
- #27,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 93 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valari ranks #27,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,964 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 93
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valari's 93 recorded births place it above 61.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valari's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2010
- Peak year (1963)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Valari by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (37 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Valari's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Valari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 37 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valari? ▼
Where does Valari sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Valari most popular? ▼
How long has the name Valari been used? ▼
What names are similar to Valari? ▼
What to do with Valari's data
- Valari's decade-level peak was the 1960s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Valari
Nearby Names Like Valari
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Valari
Compare Valari side by side: Valari vs Valerie Valari vs Valeria Valari vs Valentina
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Valari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.