Girls' name · since 1944

Vallery

732 babies named Vallery in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

732
total births
1944–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
22%
born in that decade

Vallery sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 732 recorded since 1944.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vallery has been recorded 732 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.

  • 732 total births
  • 1944–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 22% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

732 girls have been named Vallery since 1944, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

732
total births
1944–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
22%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Vallery was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

28 babies were named Vallery in 2010 - its busiest year on record.

Vallery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Vallery's full recorded timeline at 1983, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Vallery at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

732

Since 1944

82 years of records

Peak year

2010

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1944

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2025

Vallery popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2010)
28
Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
0102030 194419541963197219841997200620152025 9

Vallery by decade

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

2000s was Vallery's strongest decade.

161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Vallery births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Vallery 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 Vallery's total volume

Vallery vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Vallery vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Vallery
Vallery vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Vallery by state

Where Vallery concentrates geographically, total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Vallery
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 6.0%
#2 Texas
15 2.0%
#3 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Vallery's total US births 6.0%
Even split

44 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vallery?
Vallery has been given to 732 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 28 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Vallery most popular?
Vallery was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Vallery most popular?
The top states for the name Vallery are California (44 births), Texas (15 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Vallery been used?
The SSA has tracked Vallery since 1944 -- 82 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Vallery?
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.

What to do with Vallery's data

  • Vallery's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Vallerys (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1944–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vallery: Baby Name Since 1944 - 732 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vallery. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Vallery 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 June 2026.