How Many People Are Named Valery?
An estimated 8,075 people in the United States have the first name Valery. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Valery peaked in popularity in 2006 with 395 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valery 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 Valery paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Valery is overwhelmingly female, 102 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,075
About 1 in 42,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2006
395 births
Total Registered
8,559
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valery
Valery is predominantly female (98.8%), though 102 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Valery as a male name
Ranked #14,062 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (8 births)
Valery as a female name
Ranked #787 in 2024
358 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (395 births)
Valery: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valery span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,354 babies were registered. While Valery is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valery by Decade
How has Valery 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.
Valery by State
Birth registrations for Valery span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Minnesota, Arkansas. On average, about 190 Valerys were registered per state.
Valery + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valery as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valery
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valery: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valery?
We estimate approximately 8,075 people named Valery 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 42,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Valery a common name?
Valery is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,559 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valery most popular?
Valery reached peak popularity in 2006, when 395 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valery is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valery a female name?
Valery is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valery Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valery Smith, Valery Johnson, Valery 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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