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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #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 2008

  • 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: #71 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 357 girlsWAIdaho: #84 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 320 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #306 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsMNIllinois: #69 for girls · 192 births · 1 in 345 girlsILWisconsin: #233 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 963 girlsWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsMINew York: #176 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 910 girlsNYMassachusetts: #408 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedRIOregon: #82 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 377 girlsORNevada: #25 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 176 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedSDIowa: #173 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 676 girlsIAIndiana: #184 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 813 girlsINOhio: #583 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,317 girlsOHPennsylvania: #497 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsPANew Jersey: #141 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 644 girlsNJConnecticut: #215 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 867 girlsCTCalifornia: #14 for girls · 1,377 births · 1 in 167 girlsCAUtah: #80 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 366 girlsUTColorado: #39 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 253 girlsCONebraska: #146 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 520 girlsNEMissouri: #276 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsMOKentucky: #292 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedWVVirginia: #206 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 940 girlsVAMaryland: #232 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 972 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedDEArizona: #22 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 195 girlsAZNew Mexico: #43 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 217 girlsNMKansas: #84 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 364 girlsKSArkansas: #128 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 532 girlsARTennessee: #169 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 767 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #106 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 501 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #182 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 800 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 457 girlsDCOklahoma: #103 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 471 girlsOKLouisiana: #487 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsLAMississippi: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMSAlabama: #247 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsALGeorgia: #100 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 476 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Valeria, so not publishedHITexas: #19 for girls · 915 births · 1 in 183 girlsTXFlorida: #90 for girls · 195 births · 1 in 441 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#14 · 1 in 167
  2. Texas#19 · 1 in 183
  3. Arizona#22 · 1 in 195
  4. Nevada#25 · 1 in 176
  5. Colorado#39 · 1 in 253

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#141,3771 in 167
Texas#199151 in 183
Arizona#221871 in 195
Nevada#25691 in 176
Colorado#39971 in 253
New Mexico#43391 in 217
Illinois#691921 in 345
Washington#71901 in 357
Utah#80541 in 366
Oregon#82441 in 377
Idaho#84231 in 320
Kansas#84381 in 364
Florida#901951 in 441
Georgia#1001111 in 476
Oklahoma#103371 in 471
North Carolina#106961 in 501
Arkansas#128231 in 532
New Jersey#141611 in 644
Nebraska#146161 in 520
District of Columbia#16671 in 457
Tennessee#169421 in 767
Iowa#173201 in 676
New York#1761051 in 910
South Carolina#182241 in 800
Indiana#184401 in 813
Virginia#206401 in 940
Connecticut#215151 in 867
Maryland#232261 in 972
Wisconsin#233261 in 963
Alabama#247201 in 1,049
Michigan#261351 in 1,270
Missouri#276231 in 1,280
Kentucky#292151 in 1,349
Minnesota#306191 in 1,356
Mississippi#324101 in 1,248
Massachusetts#408141 in 1,944
Louisiana#48791 in 2,247
Pennsylvania#497211 in 2,635
Ohio#583171 in 3,317
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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
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 2008

girls
#73
4,206 births · 1 in 450 girls
boys
#11,037
6 births · 1 in 340,025 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #73Valeria4,206

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #11,037Valeria6
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 450 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 99.6% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Valeria
  1. #70Trinity4,276
  2. #71Maya4,270
  3. #72Andrea4,263
  4. #73Valeria4,206
  5. #74Rachel4,087
  6. #75Sophie4,065
  7. #76Aaliyah4,046
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 340,025 of them was named Valeria, which outranked 24.5% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Valeria
  1. #9,871Zymeer7
  2. #9,871Zymier7
  3. #9,871Zymiere7
  4. #11,037Valeria6
  5. #11,037Aadam6
  6. #11,037Aariv6
  7. #11,037Aaroosh6
  8. #12,553Aadith5
  9. #12,553Aahron5
  10. #12,553Aakarsh5

Tied with 1,515 names at #11,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008 →