Girls' name · since 1920

Valli

Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 753 babies named Valli, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9,107 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,584 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
753
born since 1920
1950s
peak decade

753 babies have been named Valli since 1920, making it today's #6584 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valli has been recorded 753 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #6584 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.

  • #9,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,584 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 753 born since 1920
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valli ranks #9,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,584 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 753 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.

#9,107 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,584 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
753
born since 1920
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.9%
Valli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Valli's 753 recorded births place it above 87.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Valli compares

753 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Valli's all-time total is 100% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Valli Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 753 376 567,345
Peak-year births 54 21 19,840

Valli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Valli's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Valli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1952)
54
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
0204060 19201953195919651972200920212025 17

Valli by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (375 births, 50% of the file).

1950s was Valli's strongest decade.

375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Valli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 375 births (50% of all-time use).

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

How Valli 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 Valli's total volume

Valli vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 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 -28, 9.3%-49, 5.7%-50, 5.7%-36, 6.2%-110, 9.7%-112, 6.1%-112, 5.8%-120, 2.7%-53, 4.8%-120, 6.1%-50, 3.9%-67, 4.1%-117, 4.1%-18, 10.2%-134, 7.5%Valli-106, 7.2%Valli
Valli vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Valli by state

Where Valli concentrates geographically, total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Valli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 4.4%
#2 New York
20 2.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
12 1.6%
#4 Illinois
11 1.5%
#5 Texas
11 1.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.7%
#7 Ohio
5 0.7%
California share of Valli's total US births 4.4%
Even split

33 of 753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valli?
Valli has been given to 753 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,107 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #6,584 of 17,297. 54 babies were born in 1952, its single highest year.
Where does Valli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valli ranks #9,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,584 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Valli most popular?
Valli was most popular in the 1950s decade with 375 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Valli most popular?
The top states for the name Valli are California (33 births), New York (20 births), Pennsylvania (12 births).
How long has the name Valli been used?
Valli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 106 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Valli?
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 Valli's data

  • Valli's decade-level peak was the 1950s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Vallis (33 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.

Keep exploring Valli

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Valli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1920–2025 (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 Valli 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.