Recorded 1911–1949 Boys' name Peak 1919 197 births

Valmore — boys' name

197 babies named Valmore in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s651920s741930s401940s18
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Valmore was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

17 babies were named Valmore in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valmore

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Valmore between 1911 and 1949, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valmore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valmore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Valmore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valmore in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valmore 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 197 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.

Valmore at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

197

Since 1911

39 years of records

Peak year

1919

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1911

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1949

Valmore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1911

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1919)
17
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 19491936193019251921191719131911 5

Valmore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 38% of Valmore's all-time total
1910s651920s741930s401940s18

Valmore by state

Where Valmore concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valmore
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
23 11.7%
Massachusetts share of Valmore's total US births 11.7%

23 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valmore?
197 babies have been named Valmore since 1911. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1919 with 17 births.
When was Valmore most popular?
Valmore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Valmore most popular?
The top states for the name Valmore are Massachusetts (23 births).
How long has the name Valmore been used?
Valmore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 39 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Valmore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentin, Valentino, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1911–1949 (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.