Valerie
The Roman family name Valerius, from valere, “to be strong, to be well.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Valerie first shows up in the national records in 1884. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 36 different years between 1951 and 1987. Its biggest year was 1959, when 7,302 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 60 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 127 for girls. All told, 273,922 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Valarie (18,714), Valery (8,932), Valorie (7,556), Valeri (1,940), Vallerie (1,122), Valrie (914) (total births since 1880)
Explore Valerie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 32 | No. 757 |
| 1890s | 141 | No. 719 |
| 1900s | 259 | No. 559 |
| 1910s | 1,314 | No. 464 |
| 1920s | 1,710 | No. 500 |
| 1930s | 3,960 | No. 251 |
| 1940s | 13,694 | No. 108 |
| 1950s | 52,230 | No. 60 |
| 1960s | 56,588 | No. 65 |
| 1970s | 33,810 | No. 83 |
| 1980s | 34,629 | No. 71 |
| 1990s | 22,012 | No. 129 |
| 2000s | 21,962 | No. 127 |
| 2010s | 19,013 | No. 149 |
| 2020s | 11,875 | No. 127 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.