Valarie
Valarie was the 3294th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 379th with 641 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Valarie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,294 girls, up 1,243 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964641 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,714babies recorded
Valarie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,294 | 48 |
| 2020 | #4,537 | 30 |
| 2010 | #2,491 | 75 |
| 2000 | #1,758 | 100 |
| 1990 | #1,034 | 175 |
| 1980 | #618 | 297 |
| 1970 | #486 | 412 |
| 1960 | #419 | 534 |
| 1950 | #593 | 204 |
| 1940 | #1,471 | 28 |
| 1930 | #3,637 | 8 |
| 1920 | #3,323 | 10 |
| 1910 | #2,382 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Valarie, counting every spelling?
Valarie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Valarie?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valarie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Valarie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valarie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valarie?
About 16,400 people born in the US named Valarie are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 42 and 65. That makes Valarie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Valarie by state
How common Valarie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Valarie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valarie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Valarie
How popular is the name Valarie?
Valarie was the 3294th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 379th with 641 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Valarie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Valarie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Valarie in the US.
Where is Valarie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valarie was most common in Michigan (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New York.