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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | — | — | ||
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 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#117 · 1 in 546
- California#156 · 1 in 751
- Arizona#167 · 1 in 731
- Nevada#224 · 1 in 972
- New Mexico#260 · 1 in 1,103
Best ever in a state: #14 in California, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #117 | 249 | 1 in 546 |
| California | #156 | 323 | 1 in 751 |
| Arizona | #167 | 37 | 1 in 731 |
| Nevada | #224 | 8 | 1 in 972 |
| New Mexico | #260 | 8 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Florida | #279 | 44 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Colorado | #403 | 9 | 1 in 2,248 |
| Connecticut | #469 | 5 | 1 in 3,414 |
| Washington | #528 | 9 | 1 in 3,211 |
| New Jersey | #553 | 11 | 1 in 4,002 |
| Virginia | #693 | 6 | 1 in 5,877 |
| Illinois | #740 | 13 | 1 in 5,710 |
| Georgia | #756 | 7 | 1 in 5,822 |
| New York | #909 | 15 | 1 in 7,415 |
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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 Valeria
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2009 at #72 (4,091 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2006–2010
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1881–1944
- Highest: 1 in 449 girls born in 2009 were named Valeria (0.22%)
- Latest: 1 in 876 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 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 1994
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,263 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 97.8% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 386,406 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 14.1% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,445 names at #8,800; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.