How Many People Are Named Valeriy?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Valeriy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Valeriy peaked in popularity in 1997 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valeriy 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 Valeriy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Valeriy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1997
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valeriy
Valeriy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Valeriy as a male name
Ranked #14,105 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1997 (6 births)
Valeriy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valeriy span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10 babies were registered. While Valeriy is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valeriy by Decade
How has Valeriy 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.
Valeriy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valeriy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valeriy
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valeriy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valeriy?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Valeriy 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Valeriy a common name?
Valeriy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valeriy most popular?
Valeriy reached peak popularity in 1997, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valeriy is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valeriy a male name?
Valeriy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valeriy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valeriy Smith, Valeriy Johnson, Valeriy 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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