How Many People Are Named Valarie?
An estimated 15,424 people in the United States have the first name Valarie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Valarie peaked in popularity in 1964 with 641 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valarie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Valarie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,424
About 1 in 22,222 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1964
641 births
Total Registered
18,666
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valarie
Valarie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18,666 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valarie as a female name
Ranked #2,454 in 2024
74 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (641 births)
Valarie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valarie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5,166 babies were registered. Valarie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valarie by Decade
How has Valarie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Valarie by State
Birth registrations for Valarie span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Rhode Island, Delaware. On average, about 335 Valaries were registered per state.
Valarie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valarie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valarie
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valarie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valarie?
We estimate approximately 15,424 people named Valarie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 22,222 Americans share this first name.
Is Valarie a common name?
Valarie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,666 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valarie most popular?
Valarie reached peak popularity in 1964, when 641 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valarie is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valarie a female name?
Valarie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valarie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valarie Smith, Valarie Johnson, Valarie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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