Recorded 1959–1970 Girls' name Peak 1960 26 births

Valire — girls' name

26 babies named Valire in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s161970s5
1960s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Valire was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valire in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valire

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Valire between 1959 and 1970, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valire currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valire performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Valire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valire 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 26 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.

Valire at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

26

Since 1959

12 years of records

Peak year

1960

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1959

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1970

Valire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1959

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1960)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Valire by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 62% of Valire's all-time total
1950s51960s161970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valire?
26 babies have been named Valire since 1959. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1960 with 6 births.
When was Valire most popular?
Valire was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Valire been used?
Valire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 12 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Valire?
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, 1959–1970 (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.