Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2019
Valyria
16 babies named Valyria in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14971
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Valyria currently ranks #14971 among girls' names in America, with 16 babies recorded since 2019.
Valyria has 16 recorded births among girls since 2019, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14971 as of the latest data, more common than 16% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.
- #14971 among girls today
- 16 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Valyria is currently the #14971 girls' name in America, more common than 16% of girls - 16 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14971
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other girls
Valyria vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14971
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 16% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Valyria was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Valyria in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Valyria compares
16 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Valyria's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valyria | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Valyria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valyria splits its recorded history at 2023: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valyria at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#14,971
Active since
2019
Valyria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Valyria by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Valyria's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Valyria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valyria? ▼
16 babies have been named Valyria since 2019. It currently ranks #14971 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 6 births.
When was Valyria most popular? ▼
Valyria was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Valyria been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Valyria since 2019 -- 6 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Valyria? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Valyria
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Valyria: #14971 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valyria. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Valyria 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 June 2026.