Girls' name · since 1948
Valeri
1,940 babies named Valeri in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valeri currently ranks #9561 among girls' names in America, with 1,940 babies recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Valeri recorded 1,940 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #9561 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #4,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,561 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,940 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valeri ranks #4,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,561 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,940 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,940
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valeri's 1,940 recorded births place it above 93.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Valeri compares
1,940 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Valeri's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valeri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,940 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valeri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valeri's full recorded timeline at 1987, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valeri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Valeri by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (401 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Valeri's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Valeri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
324 births
- 1960s
1960s
401 births
- 1970s
1970s
310 births
- 1980s
1980s
293 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s 115
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 401 births (21% of all-time use).
How Valeri 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 Valeri's total volume
Valeri by state
Where Valeri concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 189 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 84 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
189 of 1,940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Valeri's data
- Valeri's decade-level peak was the 1960s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Valeris (189 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 Valeri: 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 (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Valeri 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.