Valerie

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Valerie is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 271,690 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 270,997 as girls and 693 as boys. Valerie gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,985
2023 1,951
2022 1,986
2021 1,840
2020 1,881
2019 1,890
2018 1,801
2017 1,824
2016 1,966
2015 1,880
2014 1,886
2013 1,880
2012 1,863
2011 1,957
2010 2,065
2009 2,321
2008 2,505
2007 2,424
2006 2,752
2005 2,041
2004 1,912
2003 1,918
2002 2,116
2001 1,988
2000 2,023
1999 2,038
1998 2,142
1997 2,224
1996 2,082
1995 2,188
1994 2,010
1993 2,182
1992 2,350
1991 2,389
1990 2,445
1989 2,574
1988 2,777
1987 2,977
1986 3,636
1985 3,898
1984 3,738
1983 3,920
1982 4,007
1981 3,625
1980 3,639
1979 3,430
1978 3,314
1977 3,281
1976 3,397
1975 3,239
1974 3,195
1973 3,059
1972 3,213
1971 3,693
1970 4,143
1969 4,308
1968 4,561
1967 4,775
1966 4,827
1965 5,667
1964 6,628
1963 6,185
1962 6,358
1961 6,697
1960 6,732
1959 7,320
1958 6,937
1957 6,250
1956 5,922
1955 5,523
1954 4,923
1953 4,601
1952 4,273
1951 3,564
1950 3,035
1949 3,062
1948 2,137
1947 1,553
1946 1,440
1945 1,079
1944 921
1943 955
1942 1,017
1941 752
1940 807
1939 622
1938 551
1937 494
1936 458
1935 486
1934 319
1933 293
1932 276
1931 244
1930 222
1929 180
1928 179
1927 195
1926 171
1925 151
1924 172
1923 155
1922 147
1921 190
1920 170
1919 171
1918 202
1917 182
1916 179
1915 171
1914 103
1913 116
1912 87
1911 58
1910 45
1909 47
1908 28
1907 31
1906 25
1905 25
1904 27
1903 17
1902 19
1901 19
1900 21
1899 12
1898 21
1897 16
1896 11
1895 19
1894 17
1893 10
1892 11
1891 12
1890 12
1889 12
1888 5
1887 7
1884 8