Valeria

#162 for girls in 2025, 1,835 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #9,709
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2009 · 4,091 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
5 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
80,052
since 1881

Valeria over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #72, 2009girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1621,835
2024#1621,866
2023#1541,866
2022#1461,997
2021#1581,814
2020#1501,816
2019#1421,989
2018#1411,990
2017#1561,890
2016#1532,038
2015#1621,977
2014#1751,892
2013#1761,816
2012#1492,144#9,7097
2011#1252,540#10,8086
2010#963,116#10,7666
2009#724,091#12,4915
2008#734,206#11,0376
2007#983,413#8,1739
2006#913,731#10,6626
2005#1372,430#10,1516
2004#1741,959#9,9486
2003#1851,736#10,8945
2002#1971,638
2001#2031,589
2000#2211,423
1999#2921,059
1998#2901,032
1997#297967#7,2817
1996#328855
1995#318865#8,8685
1994#340789#8,8005
1993#302885#5,36010
1992#389665#7,4226
1991#616366
1990#683312#8,1175
1989#816232
1988#815224
1987#838208
1986#815206#6,7215
1985#762224
1984#1,011141
1983#954154
1982#1,010146
1981#1,165114
1980#1,276100
1979#1,261101
1978#1,126115
1977#1,24097
1976#971131
1975#849157
1974#908139
1973#801163
1972#982122
1971#911143
1970#795176
1969#733190
1968#672208
1967#669206
1966#708192
1965#675212
1964#610268
1963#760183
1962#714209
1961#721207
1960#765177
1959#700205
1958#656229
1957#734186
1956#639222
1955#642208
1954#683187
1953#688172
1952#662179
1951#694160
1950#649174
1949#650163
1948#757127
1947#89897
1946#85793
1945#1,02257
1944#84182
1943#734111
1942#78594
1941#73593
1940#71495
1939#68898
1938#653110
1937#631115
1936#67297
1935#582123
1934#625113
1933#582122
1932#572131
1931#561136
1930#583137
1929#588135
1928#571153
1927#491202
1926#504193
1925#558167
1924#478212
1923#481205
1922#491198
1921#486202
1920#437234
1919#443221
1918#425243
1917#422228
1916#413226
1915#467173
1914#443152
1913#447123
1912#50191
1911#47775
1910#52860
1909#57445
1908#58341
1907#63135
1906#52843
1905#51044
1904#51141
1903#68024
1902#62328
1901#61526
1900#61133
1899#62924
1898#47542
1897#61525
1896#67022
1895#54729
1894#50432
1893#71317
1892#61621
1891#69515
1890#66716
1889#65715
1888#66315
1887#58615
1886#69311
1885#60813
1884#7319
1883#8176
1882#8136
1881#6238
1880
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Valeria! It came in at #623, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Valeria is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedNHWashington: #236 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 978 girlsWAIdaho: #206 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 762 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsMNIllinois: #118 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 555 girlsILWisconsin: #394 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsWIMichigan: #531 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,157 girlsMINew York: #269 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsNYMassachusetts: #341 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedRIOregon: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsORNevada: #54 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 263 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedSDIowa: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsIAIndiana: #377 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #565 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,429 girlsPANew Jersey: #193 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 967 girlsNJConnecticut: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,373 girlsCTCalifornia: #48 for girls · 790 births · 1 in 292 girlsCAUtah: #303 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsUTColorado: #95 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 434 girlsCONebraska: #292 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedWVVirginia: #286 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsVAMaryland: #376 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedDEArizona: #45 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 267 girlsAZNew Mexico: #98 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 362 girlsNMKansas: #117 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 510 girlsKSArkansas: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsARTennessee: #400 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,942 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #307 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #329 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #180 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 725 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedMSAlabama: #382 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsALGeorgia: #165 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 745 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedHITexas: #41 for girls · 567 births · 1 in 283 girlsTXFlorida: #123 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 587 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#41 · 1 in 283
  2. Arizona#45 · 1 in 267
  3. California#48 · 1 in 292
  4. Nevada#54 · 1 in 263
  5. Colorado#95 · 1 in 434

Best ever in a state: #14 in California, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#415671 in 283
Arizona#451331 in 267
California#487901 in 292
Nevada#54441 in 263
Colorado#95571 in 434
New Mexico#98231 in 362
Kansas#117271 in 510
Illinois#1181211 in 555
Florida#1231461 in 587
Georgia#165691 in 745
Oklahoma#180231 in 725
New Jersey#193421 in 967
Idaho#20691 in 762
Washington#236301 in 978
New York#269641 in 1,486
Virginia#286281 in 1,325
Nebraska#29271 in 1,185
Utah#303151 in 1,227
North Carolina#307311 in 1,464
Oregon#322121 in 1,325
South Carolina#329121 in 1,454
Massachusetts#341161 in 1,781
Minnesota#346151 in 1,734
Maryland#376141 in 1,769
Indiana#377171 in 1,912
Alabama#382121 in 1,645
Wisconsin#394131 in 1,927
Tennessee#400161 in 1,942
Connecticut#44061 in 2,373
Iowa#46261 in 2,279
Arkansas#47561 in 2,051
Michigan#531151 in 3,157
Pennsylvania#565161 in 3,429
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 Valeria
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • Held #162 since 2024
  • 12 spots since 2020 (#150#162)
  • Same as 2015 (#162)
  • Biggest jump: 249 spots in 1985 (#1,011#762)
  • Biggest drop: 269 spots in 1977 (#971#1,240)
Rise & fade · girls
128 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2009 at #72 (4,091 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2006–2010
  • Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1881–1944
Share of babies · girls
1 in 449
  • Highest: 1 in 449 girls born in 2009 were named Valeria (0.22%)
  • Latest: 1 in 876 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 32.7% of all girls named Valeria (26,216) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s98#586 (1887)#688
1890s243#475 (1898)#613
1900s360#510 (1905)#587
1910s1,592#413 (1916)#457
1920s1,901#437 (1920)#509
1930s1,182#561 (1931)#615
1940s1,012#650 (1949)#799
1950s1,922#639 (1956)#675
1960s2,052#610 (1964)#703
1970s1,344#795 (1970)#984
1980s1,749#762 (1985)#946
1990s7,795#290 (1998)#386
2000s26,216#72 (2009)#145
2010s21,392#96 (2010)#148
2020s11,194#146 (2022)#155

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.

Valeria in 2005

girls
#137
2,430 births · 1 in 760 girls
boys
#10,151
6 births · 1 in 332,884 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #137Valeria2,430

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #10,151Valeria6
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 760 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 99.3% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Valeria
  1. #134Christina2,452
  2. #135Charlotte2,447
  3. #136Sophie2,440
  4. #137Valeria2,430
  5. #138Naomi2,426
  6. #139Reagan2,425
  7. #140Summer2,412
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 6,271Mikalah#7,077#806
  2. 2,724Yuridia#3,689#965
  3. 2,236Naima#3,127#891
  4. 1,924Karol#2,742#818
  5. 1,125Karma#1,972#847
Fallers
  1. 397Rhea#908#1,305
  2. 360Laisha#789#1,149
  3. 334Ashtyn#956#1,290
  4. 285Hunter#742#1,027
  5. 282Angeles#973#1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 332,884 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 24.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Valeria
  1. #9,115Zyhir7
  2. #9,115Zylan7
  3. #9,115Zyshawn7
  4. #10,151Valeria6
  5. #10,151Aadam6
  6. #10,151Aadhav6
  7. #10,151Abanoub6
  8. #11,472Aadesh5
  9. #11,472Aadin5
  10. #11,472Aahan5

Tied with 1,320 names at #10,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. 3,722Talan#4,264#542
  2. 1,048Carmine#1,934#886
  3. 727Leland#1,335#608
  4. 528Amare#1,159#631
  5. 525Braylen#1,359#834
Fallers
  1. 817Madison#857#1,674
  2. 783Andon#865#1,648
  3. 406Kanye#486#892
  4. 379Jakobe#846#1,225
  5. 359Koda#930#1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005