How Many People Are Named Valerye?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Valerye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Valerye peaked in popularity in 2005 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valerye 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 Valerye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2005
12 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valerye
Valerye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valerye as a female name
Ranked #17,561 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2005 (12 births)
Valerye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valerye span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 71 babies were registered. Valerye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valerye by Decade
How has Valerye 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.
Valerye by State
Valerye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valerye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valerye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valerye?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Valerye 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 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Valerye a common name?
Valerye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valerye most popular?
Valerye reached peak popularity in 2005, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valerye is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valerye a female name?
Valerye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valerye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valerye Smith, Valerye Johnson, Valerye 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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