US rank #1815 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,211 births

Valkyrie — #1815 US girls' name

1,211 babies named Valkyrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s922010s4512020s646
#1815
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Valkyrie was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

153 babies were named Valkyrie in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valkyrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,211 babies named Valkyrie between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valkyrie currently holds the #1815 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valkyrie performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 646 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Valkyrie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Valkyrie in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valkyrie 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 1,211 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.

Valkyrie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,211

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2022

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,815

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valkyrie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
153
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
-50050100150200 20242020201620122008200319971992 9

Valkyrie by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
646 births that decade — 53% of Valkyrie's all-time total
1990s222000s922010s4512020s646

Valkyrie by state

Where Valkyrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Valkyrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
118 9.7%
#2 Texas
99 8.2%
#3 Florida
42 3.5%
#4 Arizona
27 2.2%
#5 North Carolina
18 1.5%
#6 Tennessee
18 1.5%
#7 Ohio
17 1.4%
#8 Utah
17 1.4%
California share of Valkyrie's total US births 9.7%
Even split

118 of 1,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Valkyrie appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valkyrie?
1,211 babies have been named Valkyrie since 1992. It currently ranks #1815 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 153 births.
When was Valkyrie most popular?
Valkyrie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 646 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Valkyrie most popular?
The top states for the name Valkyrie are California (118 births), Texas (99 births), Florida (42 births).
How long has the name Valkyrie been used?
Valkyrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valkyrie?
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.

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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, 1992–2024 (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.