Recorded 1917–1943 Girls' name Peak 1928 60 births

Valois — girls' name

60 babies named Valois in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s251930s171940s13
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Valois was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Valois in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valois

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Valois between 1917 and 1943, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valois currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valois performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Valois shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valois 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 60 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.

Valois at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

60

Since 1917

27 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1917

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1943

Valois popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1917

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Valois by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 42% of Valois's all-time total
1910s51920s251930s171940s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valois?
60 babies have been named Valois since 1917. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Valois most popular?
Valois was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Valois been used?
Valois has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 27 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Valois?
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.

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, 1917–1943 (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.