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girls' name ★ peaked 1964

Valarie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,294 Trend ↑ Rising 50%

A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling variant of Valerie.

Rank 2025
#3,294
among girls · ↓834 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
48
named Valarie · -35% vs 2024
How common
1 in 33,485
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1964
641 babies
All-time total
18,714
#1,113 all-time among girls
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Valarie popularity over time

18,714 babies have been named Valarie since 1910, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1964Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 80 8 – #2,199
1920s 126 13 +57% #2,162
1930s 192 19 +52% #1,287
1940s 857 86 +346% #549
1950s 3,407 341 +298% #413
1960s 5,166 517 +52% #379
1970s 3,254 325 -37% #486
1980s 2,580 258 -21% #579
1990s 1,281 128 -50% #1,034
2000s 980 98 -23% #1,670
2010s 501 50 -49% #2,434
2020s (to 2025) 290 48 -4% #2,460

Where Valarie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 55 0.03 outside top 500
2029 57 0.04 outside top 500
2030 59 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Valarie

Valarie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,294 in 2025 with 48 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 18,714 American babies have been named Valarie. Its peak came in 1964, when 641 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valarie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valarie?

The median living Valarie is about 55 years old; half are between 41 and 64. An estimated 17 thousand people named Valarie are alive in the United States today.

median 55 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valarie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 48 #3,294
2024 74 #2,460
2023 47 #3,427
2022 48 #3,362
2021 43 #3,609
2020 30 #4,537
2019 42 #3,664
2018 45 #3,491
2017 47 #3,382
2016 34 #4,341
2015 49 #3,345
2014 39 #3,919
2013 75 #2,434
2012 36 #4,207
2011 59 #2,942
2010 75 #2,491
2009 83 #2,357
2008 101 #2,052
2007 101 #2,032
2006 91 #2,147
2005 102 #1,910
2004 90 #2,041
2003 102 #1,830
2002 111 #1,670
2001 99 #1,806
2000 100 #1,758
1995 127 #1,317
1990 175 #1,034
1985 266 #680
1980 297 #618
1975 291 #571
1970 412 #486
1965 498 #418
1960 534 #419
1955 331 #509
1950 204 #593
1945 54 #1,078
1940 28 #1,471
1935 27 #1,444
1930 8 #3,637
1925 15 #2,477
1920 10 #3,323
1915 8 #3,407
1910 6 #2,382
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valarie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valarie?

The median living Valarie is about 55 years old. Half of all living Valaries are between 41 and 64 years old.

How many people named Valarie are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Valarie are alive in the United States, based on 18,714 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Valarie mean?

A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling variant of Valerie.

How popular is the name Valarie in 2025?

Valarie ranked #3,294 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 48 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valarie?

18,714 babies have been named Valarie in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valarie most popular?

Valarie peaked in 1964, when 641 newborns received the name.

Is Valarie a boy or girl name?

Valarie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valarie rising or falling?

Valarie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Valarie become more popular?

Valarie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 girls named Valarie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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