Recorded 1949–2010 Girls' name Peak 1964 88 births

Valary — girls' name

88 babies named Valary in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Valary was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

10 babies were named Valary in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valary

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Valary between 1949 and 2010, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valary performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Valary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valary 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 88 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.

Valary at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

88

Since 1949

62 years of records

Peak year

1964

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1949

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2010

Valary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1949

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1964)
10
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4681012 201020061999198719801974196319591949 5

Valary by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
20 births that decade — 23% of Valary's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valary?
88 babies have been named Valary since 1949. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1964 with 10 births.
When was Valary most popular?
Valary was most popular in the 1960s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Valary been used?
Valary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 62 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Valary?
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, 1949–2010 (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.