Girls' name · since 1940

Vallory

80 babies named Vallory in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

80
total births
1940–2025
years on record
1950s
peak decade
23%
born in that decade

Vallory is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1940.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vallory has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1940 to 2025.

  • 80 total births
  • 1940–2025 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 23% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

80 girls have been named Vallory since 1940, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2025.

80
total births
1940–2025
years on record
1950s
peak decade
23%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Vallory was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

7 babies were named Vallory in 1955 - its busiest year on record.

Vallory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Vallory's full recorded timeline at 1994, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Vallory at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

80

Since 1940

86 years of records

Peak year

1955

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1940

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2025

Vallory popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1955)
7
Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19401954196419931999200820232025 7

Vallory by decade

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

1950s was Vallory's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Vallory births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18 births (23% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vallory?
Since 1940, Social Security records show 80 babies named Vallory. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 1955, with 7 births.
When was Vallory most popular?
Vallory was most popular in the 1950s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Vallory been used?
The SSA has tracked Vallory since 1940 -- 86 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Vallory?
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 Vallory's data

  • Vallory's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1940–2025 (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. "Vallory: Baby Name Since 1940 - 80 Births, Peak 1955." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vallory. 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 Vallory 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.