Valera
Valera was the 13091st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 1919 (38). More babies were named Valera in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,091 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191938 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,063babies recorded
Valera popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,091 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,150 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,041 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,723 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,099 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,307 | 36 |
| 1910 | #1,166 | 16 |
| 1900 | #2,201 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Valera, counting every spelling?
Valera has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Valera?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valera (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Valera 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valera.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valera?
About 300 people born in the US named Valera are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 65 and 82. That makes Valera 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.
Valera by state
How common Valera was among girls born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.4×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Valera
How popular is the name Valera?
Valera was the 13091st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 1919 (38). More babies were named Valera in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Valera a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Valera in the US.
Where was Valera most popular?
In 1917–1921, Valera was most common in Texas (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Ohio.