US rank #8968 Girls' name Peak 1963 427 births

Valora — #8968 US girls' name

427 babies named Valora in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s661930s331940s311950s741960s581970s52000s222010s582020s44
#8968
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Valora was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

19 babies were named Valora in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valora

The Social Security Administration has registered 427 babies named Valora between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valora currently holds the #8968 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valora performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Valora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valora 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 427 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.

Valora at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

427

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1963

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#8,968

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
19
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
05101520 202420172006196219521941192719191912 6

Valora by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
74 births that decade — 17% of Valora's all-time total
1910s361920s661930s331940s311950s741960s581970s52000s222010s582020s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valora?
427 babies have been named Valora since 1912. It currently ranks #8968 among girls. The peak year was 1963 with 19 births.
When was Valora most popular?
Valora was most popular in the 1950s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Valora been used?
Valora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valora?
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, 1912–2024 (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.