Girls' name · since 1992
Valkyrie
1,313 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.
- #6,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,925 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,313
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Valkyrie currently ranks #1925 among girls' names in America, with 1,313 babies recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valkyrie has been recorded 1,313 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #1925 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #6,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,925 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,313 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valkyrie ranks #6,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,925 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,313 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,925 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,313
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Valkyrie's 1,313 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Valkyrie compares
1,313 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valkyrie's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valkyrie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,313 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valkyrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valkyrie splits its recorded history at 2012: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 153 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valkyrie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Valkyrie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (747 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Valkyrie's strongest decade.
747 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Valkyrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
452 births
- 2020s
2020s
747 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 747 births (57% of all-time use).
How Valkyrie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valkyrie's total volume
Valkyrie by state
Where Valkyrie concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 107 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 42 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 17 | 1.3% |
129 of 1,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Valkyrie appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Valkyries (129 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 Valkyrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Valkyrie 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.