Girls' name · since 1923
Valere
Valere has 33 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valere is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valere has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1963.
- #40,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valere ranks #40,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #40,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valere's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valere splits its recorded history at 1955: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valere popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1963
- Peak year (1952)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Valere by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23 births, 70% of the file).
1950s was Valere's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Valere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23 births (70% of all-time use).
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What to do with Valere's data
- Valere's decade-level peak was the 1950s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valere: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1923–1963 (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 Valere 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.