Recorded 1914–1994 Girls' name Peak 1960 272 births

Valaria — girls' name

272 babies named Valaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s371930s101940s121950s451960s741970s121980s311990s15
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Valaria was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

14 babies were named Valaria in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valaria

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Valaria between 1914 and 1994, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valaria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valaria performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Valaria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valaria 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 272 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.

Valaria at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

272

Since 1914

81 years of records

Peak year

1960

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1914

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1994

Valaria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1914

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1960)
14
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
46810121416 19941982196619581950192719181914 5

Valaria by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
74 births that decade — 27% of Valaria's all-time total
1910s361920s371930s101940s121950s451960s741970s121980s311990s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valaria?
272 babies have been named Valaria since 1914. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1960 with 14 births.
When was Valaria most popular?
Valaria was most popular in the 1960s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Valaria been used?
Valaria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 81 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Valaria?
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, 1914–1994 (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.