Recorded 1949–2022 Girls' name Peak 2005 122 births

Valerye — girls' name

122 babies named Valerye in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51960s81990s132000s712010s152020s5
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Valerye was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Valerye in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valerye

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Valerye between 1949 and 2022, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valerye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valerye performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Valerye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valerye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valerye 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 122 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.

Valerye at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

122

Since 1949

74 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1949

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2022

Valerye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1949

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
468101214 2022200920062003199719511949 5

Valerye by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 58% of Valerye's all-time total
1940s51950s51960s81990s132000s712010s152020s5

Valerye by state

Where Valerye concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valerye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.1%
California share of Valerye's total US births 4.1%

5 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valerye?
122 babies have been named Valerye since 1949. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Valerye most popular?
Valerye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Valerye most popular?
The top states for the name Valerye are California (5 births).
How long has the name Valerye been used?
Valerye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 74 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Valerye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1949–2022 (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.