Recorded 1914–1984 Girls' name Peak 1922 131 births

Valree — girls' name

131 babies named Valree in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s441930s101940s171950s211960s111980s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Valree was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Valree in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valree

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Valree between 1914 and 1984, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valree performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Valree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valree in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valree 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 131 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.

Valree at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

131

Since 1914

71 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1914

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1984

Valree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1914

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
4681012 1984195819491939192719201914 8

Valree by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
44 births that decade — 34% of Valree's all-time total
1910s231920s441930s101940s171950s211960s111980s5

Valree by state

Where Valree concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 6.1%
Texas share of Valree's total US births 6.1%

8 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valree?
131 babies have been named Valree since 1914. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Valree most popular?
Valree was most popular in the 1920s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Valree most popular?
The top states for the name Valree are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Valree been used?
Valree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 71 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Valree?
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, 1914–1984 (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.