Girls' name · since 1910
Valarie
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 18,714 babies named Valarie, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,254 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,714
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
18,714 babies have been named Valarie since 1910, making it today's #3254 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valarie has been recorded 18,714 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #3254 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #1,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,254 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,714 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valarie ranks #1,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,254 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,714 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,254 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,714
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valarie's 18,714 recorded births place it above 98.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Valarie compares
18,714 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valarie's all-time total is 50x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valarie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,714 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 641 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valarie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valarie's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 641, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valarie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 641
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Valarie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,166 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Valarie's strongest decade.
5,166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Valarie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 80
1910s
80 births
- 1920s 126
1920s
126 births
- 1930s 192
1930s
192 births
- 1940s 857
1940s
857 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,407 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,166 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,254 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,580 births
- 1990s 1,281
1990s
1,281 births
- 2000s 980
2000s
980 births
- 2010s 501
2010s
501 births
- 2020s 290
2020s
290 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,166 births (28% of all-time use).
How Valarie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valarie's total volume
Valarie by state
Where Valarie concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,936 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,795 | 9.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,191 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 840 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 790 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 780 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 604 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 597 | 3.2% |
1,936 of 18,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Valarie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valarie's data
- Valarie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,166 total births); usage has since declined to 290 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Valaries (1,936 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valarie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Valarie 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.