How Many People Are Named Valeri?
An estimated 1,689 people in the United States have the first name Valeri. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Valeri peaked in popularity in 1964 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valeri 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 Valeri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,689
About 1 in 202,933 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1964
55 births
Total Registered
1,930
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valeri
Valeri is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,930 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valeri as a female name
Ranked #6,121 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (55 births)
Valeri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valeri span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 401 babies were registered. Valeri has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valeri by Decade
How has Valeri 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.
Valeri by State
Birth registrations for Valeri span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 45 Valeris were registered per state.
Valeri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valeri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valeri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valeri?
We estimate approximately 1,689 people named Valeri 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 202,933 Americans share this first name.
Is Valeri a common name?
Valeri is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,930 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valeri most popular?
Valeri reached peak popularity in 1964, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valeri is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valeri a female name?
Valeri is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valeri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valeri Smith, Valeri Johnson, Valeri 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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