US rank #3899 Boys' name Peak 2024 484 births

Valerio — #3899 US boys' name

484 babies named Valerio in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s281930s151950s451960s301970s71980s631990s562000s712010s702020s99
#3899
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Valerio was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

28 babies were named Valerio in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valerio

The Social Security Administration has registered 484 babies named Valerio between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valerio currently holds the #3899 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valerio performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Valerio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Valerio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valerio 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 484 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.

Valerio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

484

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2024

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,899

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valerio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
28
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
0102030 20242016200619971985196319511920 5

Valerio by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
99 births that decade — 20% of Valerio's all-time total
1920s281930s151950s451960s301970s71980s631990s562000s712010s702020s99

Valerio by state

Where Valerio concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Valerio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 3.7%
#2 California
11 2.3%
Texas share of Valerio's total US births 3.7%
Even split

18 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valerio?
484 babies have been named Valerio since 1920. It currently ranks #3899 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 28 births.
When was Valerio most popular?
Valerio was most popular in the 2020s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Valerio most popular?
The top states for the name Valerio are Texas (18 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Valerio been used?
Valerio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valerio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentin, Valentino, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.