How Many People Are Named Valerie?
people named Valerie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,415 people in the US has this name
Based on 273,922 babies named Valerie in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
β Uncommon
Peak Year
7,318 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French and Czech form of VALERIA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Valerie in English. Counting Valerie and these spellings together, about 264,277 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Valerie (99.8%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Valerie alive today is about 46 years old, and 40% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 64 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Valerie first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1959, to 7,318 babies. In 2025, 2,221 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
π Rank History
Valerie never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #60, in 1959, and it was in the top 100 in 36 years between 1951 and 1987. In 2025 it ranked #127.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #127 |
| Best rank | #60 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | 36 (1951 to 1987) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #69 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Valerie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Valerie were born in California than in any other state: about 40,281 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Valerie was given 1.8 times as often in New Mexico, 1.7 times in Hawaii and 1.5 times in California.
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