How Many People Are Named Valerya?
An estimated 132 people in the United States have the first name Valerya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Valerya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valerya 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 Valerya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
132
About 1 in 2,596,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
23 births
Total Registered
134
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valerya
Valerya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 134 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valerya as a female name
Ranked #17,338 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2007 (23 births)
Valerya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valerya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 71 babies were registered. Valerya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valerya by Decade
How has Valerya 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.
Valerya by State
Valerya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valerya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valerya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valerya?
We estimate approximately 132 people named Valerya 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 2,596,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Valerya a common name?
Valerya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 134 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valerya most popular?
Valerya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valerya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valerya a female name?
Valerya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valerya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valerya Smith, Valerya Johnson, Valerya 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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