US rank #161 Girls' name Peak 2008 78,213 births

Valeria — #161 US girls' name

78,213 babies named Valeria in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s981890s2431900s3601910s15921920s19011930s11821940s10121950s19221960s20521970s13441980s17501990s77952000s262132010s213912020s9358
#161
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.1% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Valeria was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

4,206 babies were named Valeria in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valeria

The Social Security Administration has registered 78,213 babies named Valeria between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valeria currently holds the #161 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 4,206 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valeria performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26,213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Valeria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20,556 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Valeria in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valeria 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 78,213 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.

Valeria at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

78,213

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2008

4,206 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#161

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valeria popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2008)
4,206
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Valeria popularity over time — boys

105 total births recorded since 1986 (Valeria as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 105 births
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Valeria by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26,213 births that decade — 34% of Valeria's all-time total
1880s981890s2431900s3601910s15921920s19011930s11821940s10121950s19221960s20521970s13441980s17501990s77952000s262132010s213912020s9358

Valeria by state

Where Valeria concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Valeria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20,556 26.3%
#2 Texas
15,749 20.1%
#3 Florida
4,691 6.0%
#4 Illinois
3,746 4.8%
#5 Arizona
2,768 3.5%
#6 New York
2,496 3.2%
#7 Georgia
2,112 2.7%
#8 North Carolina
1,788 2.3%
California share of Valeria's total US births 26.3%
Even split

20,556 of 78,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Valeria appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valeria?
78,213 babies have been named Valeria since 1881. It currently ranks #161 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 4,206 births.
When was Valeria most popular?
Valeria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26,213 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Valeria most popular?
The top states for the name Valeria are California (20,556 births), Texas (15,749 births), Florida (4,691 births).
How long has the name Valeria been used?
Valeria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valeria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valentina, Valarie, Valencia, 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, 1881–2024 (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.