Girls' name · since 1996
Valerya
134 babies named Valerya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Valerya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 134 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Valerya recorded 134 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2020.
- #24,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 134 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valerya ranks #24,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Valerya's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Valerya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valerya splits its recorded history at 2010: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valerya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2007)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Valerya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Valerya's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Valerya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (53% of all-time use).
Valerya by state
Where Valerya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.7% |
11 of 134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Valerya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Valeryas (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Valerya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1996–2020 (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 Valerya 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.