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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 80,052since 1881
Valeria over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #162 | 1,835 | — | |
| 2024 | #162 | 1,866 | — | |
| 2023 | #154 | 1,866 | — | |
| 2022 | #146 | 1,997 | — | |
| 2021 | #158 | 1,814 | — | |
| 2020 | #150 | 1,816 | — | |
| 2019 | #142 | 1,989 | — | |
| 2018 | #141 | 1,990 | — | |
| 2017 | #156 | 1,890 | — | |
| 2016 | #153 | 2,038 | — | |
| 2015 | #162 | 1,977 | — | |
| 2014 | #175 | 1,892 | — | |
| 2013 | #176 | 1,816 | — | |
| 2012 | #149 | 2,144 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #125 | 2,540 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #96 | 3,116 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #72 | 4,091 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #73 | 4,206 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #98 | 3,413 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #91 | 3,731 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #137 | 2,430 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #174 | 1,959 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #185 | 1,736 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #197 | 1,638 | — | |
| 2001 | #203 | 1,589 | — | |
| 2000 | #221 | 1,423 | — | |
| 1999 | #292 | 1,059 | — | |
| 1998 | #290 | 1,032 | — | |
| 1997 | #297 | 967 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #328 | 855 | — | |
| 1995 | #318 | 865 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #340 | 789 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #302 | 885 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #389 | 665 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #616 | 366 | — | |
| 1990 | #683 | 312 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #816 | 232 | — | |
| 1988 | #815 | 224 | — | |
| 1987 | #838 | 208 | — | |
| 1986 | #815 | 206 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #762 | 224 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,011 | 141 | — | |
| 1983 | #954 | 154 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,010 | 146 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,165 | 114 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,276 | 100 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,261 | 101 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,126 | 115 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,240 | 97 | — | |
| 1976 | #971 | 131 | — | |
| 1975 | #849 | 157 | — | |
| 1974 | #908 | 139 | — | |
| 1973 | #801 | 163 | — | |
| 1972 | #982 | 122 | — | |
| 1971 | #911 | 143 | — | |
| 1970 | #795 | 176 | — | |
| 1969 | #733 | 190 | — | |
| 1968 | #672 | 208 | — | |
| 1967 | #669 | 206 | — | |
| 1966 | #708 | 192 | — | |
| 1965 | #675 | 212 | — | |
| 1964 | #610 | 268 | — | |
| 1963 | #760 | 183 | — | |
| 1962 | #714 | 209 | — | |
| 1961 | #721 | 207 | — | |
| 1960 | #765 | 177 | — | |
| 1959 | #700 | 205 | — | |
| 1958 | #656 | 229 | — | |
| 1957 | #734 | 186 | — | |
| 1956 | #639 | 222 | — | |
| 1955 | #642 | 208 | — | |
| 1954 | #683 | 187 | — | |
| 1953 | #688 | 172 | — | |
| 1952 | #662 | 179 | — | |
| 1951 | #694 | 160 | — | |
| 1950 | #649 | 174 | — | |
| 1949 | #650 | 163 | — | |
| 1948 | #757 | 127 | — | |
| 1947 | #898 | 97 | — | |
| 1946 | #857 | 93 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,022 | 57 | — | |
| 1944 | #841 | 82 | — | |
| 1943 | #734 | 111 | — | |
| 1942 | #785 | 94 | — | |
| 1941 | #735 | 93 | — | |
| 1940 | #714 | 95 | — | |
| 1939 | #688 | 98 | — | |
| 1938 | #653 | 110 | — | |
| 1937 | #631 | 115 | — | |
| 1936 | #672 | 97 | — | |
| 1935 | #582 | 123 | — | |
| 1934 | #625 | 113 | — | |
| 1933 | #582 | 122 | — | |
| 1932 | #572 | 131 | — | |
| 1931 | #561 | 136 | — | |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 | — | |
| 1929 | #588 | 135 | — | |
| 1928 | #571 | 153 | — | |
| 1927 | #491 | 202 | — | |
| 1926 | #504 | 193 | — | |
| 1925 | #558 | 167 | — | |
| 1924 | #478 | 212 | — | |
| 1923 | #481 | 205 | — | |
| 1922 | #491 | 198 | — | |
| 1921 | #486 | 202 | — | |
| 1920 | #437 | 234 | — | |
| 1919 | #443 | 221 | — | |
| 1918 | #425 | 243 | — | |
| 1917 | #422 | 228 | — | |
| 1916 | #413 | 226 | — | |
| 1915 | #467 | 173 | — | |
| 1914 | #443 | 152 | — | |
| 1913 | #447 | 123 | — | |
| 1912 | #501 | 91 | — | |
| 1911 | #477 | 75 | — | |
| 1910 | #528 | 60 | — | |
| 1909 | #574 | 45 | — | |
| 1908 | #583 | 41 | — | |
| 1907 | #631 | 35 | — | |
| 1906 | #528 | 43 | — | |
| 1905 | #510 | 44 | — | |
| 1904 | #511 | 41 | — | |
| 1903 | #680 | 24 | — | |
| 1902 | #623 | 28 | — | |
| 1901 | #615 | 26 | — | |
| 1900 | #611 | 33 | — | |
| 1899 | #629 | 24 | — | |
| 1898 | #475 | 42 | — | |
| 1897 | #615 | 25 | — | |
| 1896 | #670 | 22 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #504 | 32 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | — | |
| 1890 | #667 | 16 | — | |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | — | |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | — | |
| 1887 | #586 | 15 | — | |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1885 | #608 | 13 | — | |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#61 · 1 in 359
- Texas#63 · 1 in 407
- Nevada#67 · 1 in 328
- New Mexico#87 · 1 in 352
- Florida#103 · 1 in 526
Best ever in a state: #14 in California, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #61 | 568 | 1 in 359 |
| Texas | #63 | 411 | 1 in 407 |
| Nevada | #67 | 34 | 1 in 328 |
| New Mexico | #87 | 18 | 1 in 352 |
| Florida | #103 | 165 | 1 in 526 |
| Arizona | #111 | 62 | 1 in 499 |
| Illinois | #124 | 102 | 1 in 565 |
| Idaho | #138 | 13 | 1 in 495 |
| Colorado | #149 | 38 | 1 in 620 |
| Oregon | #173 | 23 | 1 in 661 |
| Oklahoma | #175 | 24 | 1 in 700 |
| Washington | #188 | 38 | 1 in 846 |
| Nebraska | #196 | 12 | 1 in 674 |
| North Carolina | #197 | 52 | 1 in 871 |
| Maryland | #199 | 29 | 1 in 829 |
| Georgia | #217 | 51 | 1 in 942 |
| Utah | #222 | 21 | 1 in 859 |
| New Jersey | #223 | 36 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Tennessee | #230 | 30 | 1 in 1,035 |
| District of Columbia | #255 | 5 | 1 in 715 |
| Indiana | #260 | 28 | 1 in 1,082 |
| New York | #275 | 68 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Connecticut | #279 | 11 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Massachusetts | #296 | 19 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Kansas | #304 | 11 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Wisconsin | #324 | 17 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Arkansas | #340 | 9 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Virginia | #342 | 24 | 1 in 1,547 |
| Iowa | #400 | 8 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Alabama | #428 | 11 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Missouri | #433 | 14 | 1 in 1,938 |
| South Carolina | #469 | 9 | 1 in 1,984 |
| Kentucky | #508 | 8 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Mississippi | #553 | 5 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Pennsylvania | #570 | 18 | 1 in 2,881 |
| Louisiana | #596 | 8 | 1 in 2,623 |
| Michigan | #660 | 12 | 1 in 3,506 |
| Ohio | #765 | 12 | 1 in 4,339 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 98 | #586 (1887) | #688 |
| 1890s | 243 | #475 (1898) | #613 |
| 1900s | 360 | #510 (1905) | #587 |
| 1910s | 1,592 | #413 (1916) | #457 |
| 1920s | 1,901 | #437 (1920) | #509 |
| 1930s | 1,182 | #561 (1931) | #615 |
| 1940s | 1,012 | #650 (1949) | #799 |
| 1950s | 1,922 | #639 (1956) | #675 |
| 1960s | 2,052 | #610 (1964) | #703 |
| 1970s | 1,344 | #795 (1970) | #984 |
| 1980s | 1,749 | #762 (1985) | #946 |
| 1990s | 7,795 | #290 (1998) | #386 |
| 2000s | 26,216 | #72 (2009) | #145 |
| 2010s | 21,392 | #96 (2010) | #148 |
| 2020s | 11,194 | #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 2016
girls
#153
2,038 births · 1 in 869 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 869 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 99.2% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Valeria
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.