US rank #2501 Girls' name Peak 1915 3,356 births

Vallie — #2501 US girls' name

3,356 babies named Vallie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1861890s3121900s3871910s6291920s5481930s3411940s2381950s1961960s1011970s611980s401990s332000s252010s742020s185
#2501
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Vallie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

82 babies were named Vallie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vallie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,356 babies named Vallie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vallie currently holds the #2501 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vallie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 629 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Vallie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 218 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Vallie in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vallie 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 3,356 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.

Vallie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,356

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1915

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#2,501

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vallie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1915)
82
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080100 202420011975195719411925190918931880 6

Vallie popularity over time — boys

143 total births recorded since 1897 (Vallie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 143 births
468101214 1958193019251922191719141897 5

Vallie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
629 births that decade — 19% of Vallie's all-time total
1880s1861890s3121900s3871910s6291920s5481930s3411940s2381950s1961960s1011970s611980s401990s332000s252010s742020s185

Vallie by state

Where Vallie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vallie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
218 6.5%
#2 Texas
210 6.3%
#3 Tennessee
125 3.7%
#4 Georgia
115 3.4%
#5 Mississippi
91 2.7%
#6 Alabama
34 1.0%
#7 Louisiana
21 0.6%
#8 Virginia
10 0.3%
North Carolina share of Vallie's total US births 6.5%
Even split

218 of 3,356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Vallie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vallie?
3,356 babies have been named Vallie since 1880. It currently ranks #2501 among girls. The peak year was 1915 with 82 births.
When was Vallie most popular?
Vallie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 629 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Vallie most popular?
The top states for the name Vallie are North Carolina (218 births), Texas (210 births), Tennessee (125 births).
How long has the name Vallie been used?
Vallie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vallie?
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, 1880–2024 (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.