Girls' name · since 1942
Vallerie
1,122 babies named Vallerie in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,122
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vallerie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,122 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Vallerie recorded 1,122 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2024.
- #6,925 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,122 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vallerie ranks #6,925 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,122 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,925 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,122
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Vallerie's 1,122 recorded births place it above 90.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vallerie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vallerie's full recorded timeline at 1985, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vallerie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
1,122 total births across 83 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 31 births in a single year.
Vallerie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (211 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Vallerie's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Vallerie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
211 births
- 1960s
1960s
187 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 211 births (19% of all-time use).
Vallerie decade highlights
- Peak decade 211 births
- Runner-up 210 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Vallerie 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 Vallerie's total volume
Vallerie by state
Where Vallerie concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
88 of 1,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.8% of nationwide
- Texas 2.6% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.0% of nationwide
- New York 0.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Vallerie's data
- Vallerie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Valleries (88 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 Vallerie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1942–2024 (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 Vallerie 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.
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