Valarie

#3,249 for girls in 2025, 48 births

Peak · girls
1964 · 641 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
18,714
since 1910

Valarie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Valarie has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #379, 1964girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#3,24948
2024#2,43474
2023#3,38647
2022#3,31348
2021#3,55343
2020#4,45330
2019#3,61142
2018#3,43845
2017#3,34647
2016#4,25034
2015#3,29949
2014#3,84839
2013#2,40875
2012#4,12136
2011#2,90959
2010#2,47675
2009#2,33883
2008#2,042101
2007#2,015101
2006#2,12791
2005#1,894102
2004#2,03090
2003#1,823102
2002#1,654111
2001#1,79599
2000#1,744100
1999#1,539110
1998#1,443118
1997#1,395121
1996#1,314130
1995#1,306127
1994#1,323128
1993#1,397116
1992#1,357122
1991#1,257134
1990#1,029175
1989#933192
1988#952176
1987#838208
1986#764226
1985#679266
1984#616289
1983#583306
1982#577317
1981#608303
1980#618297
1979#575316
1978#594287
1977#520357
1976#560300
1975#569291
1974#566284
1973#508337
1972#536313
1971#520357
1970#485412
1969#459445
1968#425497
1967#437462
1966#425475
1965#418498
1964#379641
1963#405560
1962#430515
1961#423539
1960#418534
1959#413527
1958#428481
1957#471403
1956#508342
1955#508331
1954#487329
1953#512281
1952#502279
1951#559230
1950#591204
1949#548234
1948#655162
1947#875101
1946#96175
1945#1,06054
1944#1,07253
1943#1,00662
1942#1,22942
1941#1,08746
1940#1,44228
1939#1,47426
1938#1,26833
1937#1,99916
1936#1,50724
1935#1,41827
1934#2,08715
1933#1,97016
1932#2,83110
1931#1,94117
1930#3,3458
1929#3,1379
1928#2,62312
1927#2,33915
1926#2,16517
1925#2,37815
1924#3,14410
1923#2,09118
1922#2,61213
1921#4,0237
1920#3,09710
1919#3,4528
1918#2,67412
1917#2,10016
1916#3,0319
1915#3,1348
1914#3,1886
1913#2,3318
1912#2,3607
1911
1910#2,1406
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five girls were named Valarie! It came in at #2,140, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1911, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Valarie is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedNHWashington: #490 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,712 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedIDMontana: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsMNIllinois: #469 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,892 girlsILWisconsin: #481 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,489 girlsWIMichigan: #445 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,906 girlsMINew York: #392 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 3,494 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #510 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,297 girlsINOhio: #439 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,781 girlsOHPennsylvania: #385 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,851 girlsPANew Jersey: #334 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,042 girlsNJConnecticut: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,103 girlsCTCalifornia: #431 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,385 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #553 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,459 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #386 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,479 girlsWVVirginia: #279 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,809 girlsVAMaryland: #182 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 973 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,558 girlsARTennessee: #320 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,601 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #419 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,047 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,259 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #479 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,194 girlsOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsLAMississippi: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,169 girlsMSAlabama: #311 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsALGeorgia: #318 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,227 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Valarie, so not publishedHITexas: #498 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,200 girlsTXFlorida: #218 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#182 · 1 in 973
  2. Florida#218 · 1 in 1,197
  3. Montana#254 · 1 in 1,337
  4. Virginia#279 · 1 in 1,809
  5. Alabama#311 · 1 in 2,169

Best ever in a state: #150 in Wyoming, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#182311 in 973
Florida#218421 in 1,197
Montana#25451 in 1,337
Virginia#279221 in 1,809
Alabama#311161 in 2,169
Georgia#318201 in 2,227
Tennessee#320141 in 2,601
New Jersey#334191 in 3,042
Louisiana#368171 in 2,284
Pennsylvania#385291 in 3,851
West Virginia#38651 in 3,479
Connecticut#39261 in 4,103
New York#392481 in 3,494
South Carolina#39581 in 3,259
Mississippi#41481 in 3,169
North Carolina#419121 in 4,047
Arkansas#42651 in 3,558
California#431511 in 3,385
Ohio#439221 in 4,781
Michigan#445181 in 4,906
Illinois#469221 in 4,892
Oklahoma#47951 in 4,194
Wisconsin#48161 in 7,489
Minnesota#48251 in 7,749
Washington#49061 in 4,712
Texas#498271 in 4,200
Indiana#51081 in 6,297
Missouri#55361 in 7,459
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Valarie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 815 spots since 2024 (#2,434#3,249)
  • 1,204 spots since 2020 (#4,453#3,249)
  • 50 spots since 2015 (#3,299#3,249)
  • Biggest jump: 220 spots in 1948 (#875#655)
  • Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1988 (#838#952)
Rise & fade · girls
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1964 at #379 (641 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1946–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,956
  • Highest: 1 in 2,956 girls born in 1964 were named Valarie (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 33,485 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 27.6% of all girls named Valarie (5,166) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s80#2,100 (1917)#2,712
1920s126#2,091 (1923)#2,761
1930s192#1,268 (1938)#1,984
1940s857#548 (1949)#994
1950s3,407#413 (1959)#498
1960s5,166#379 (1964)#422
1970s3,254#485 (1970)#543
1980s2,580#577 (1982)#717
1990s1,281#1,029 (1990)#1,336
2000s980#1,654 (2002)#1,946
2010s501#2,408 (2013)#3,371
2020s290#2,434 (2024)#3,398

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Valarie in 1960

girls
#418
534 births · 1 in 3,786 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #418Valarie534
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 3,786 of them was named Valarie, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Valarie
  1. #415Kristen541
  2. #416Celia540
  3. #417Kristy535
  4. #418Valarie534
  5. #418Dale534
  6. #420Desiree532
  7. #420Verna532
  8. #422Ladonna529

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. 1,798Lisha#2,395#597
  2. 1,223Elana#2,108#885
  3. 667Leisha#1,537#870
  4. 513Misty#1,214#701
  5. 462Loriann#1,396#934
Fallers
  1. 421Taryn#771#1,192
  2. 335Cheryll#993#1,328
  3. 305Marilynn#724#1,029
  4. 304Drema#997#1,301
  5. 258Merrie#978#1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960