Recorded 1901–1989 Girls' name Peak 1964 909 births

Valrie — girls' name

909 babies named Valrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s631920s851930s841940s741950s2021960s2271970s951980s73
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Valrie was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

32 babies were named Valrie in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valrie

The Social Security Administration has registered 909 babies named Valrie between 1901 and 1989, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valrie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valrie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Valrie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Valrie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valrie 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 909 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.

Valrie at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

909

Since 1901

89 years of records

Peak year

1964

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1901

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 1989

Valrie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1901

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1964)
32
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
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Valrie popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1941 (Valrie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1941 5

Valrie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
227 births that decade — 25% of Valrie's all-time total
1900s61910s631920s851930s841940s741950s2021960s2271970s951980s73

Valrie by state

Where Valrie concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Valrie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
39 4.3%
#2 Virginia
6 0.7%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 Louisiana
5 0.6%
Texas share of Valrie's total US births 4.3%
Even split

39 of 909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valrie?
909 babies have been named Valrie since 1901. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1964 with 32 births.
When was Valrie most popular?
Valrie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Valrie most popular?
The top states for the name Valrie are Texas (39 births), Virginia (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Valrie been used?
Valrie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 89 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Valrie?
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, 1901–1989 (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.