Girls' name · since 1912
Valora
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 440 babies named Valora, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Valora is the #7919 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 440 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Valora recorded 440 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #7919 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #12,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,919 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 440 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valora ranks #12,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,919 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 440 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 440
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valora's 440 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Valora compares
440 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Valora's all-time total is 17% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 440 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valora's full recorded timeline at 1954, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Valora by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (74 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Valora's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Valora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 74 births (17% of all-time use).
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What to do with Valora's data
- Valora's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
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, 1912–2025 (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 Valora 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.