Girls' name · since 1949
Valerye
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Valerye, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
122 girls have been named Valerye since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Valerye recorded 122 times among girls since 1949, 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 1949 to 2022.
- #24,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valerye ranks #24,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Valerye's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Valerye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valerye splits its recorded history at 2004: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valerye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2022
- Peak year (2005)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Valerye by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Valerye's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Valerye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (58% of all-time use).
Valerye by state
Where Valerye concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Valerye's data
- Valerye'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 Valeryes (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valerye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1949–2022 (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 Valerye 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.