How Many People Are Named Valora?
An estimated 247 people in the United States have the first name Valora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Valora peaked in popularity in 1963 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valora 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 Valora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
247
About 1 in 1,387,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1963
19 births
Total Registered
427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valora
Valora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 427 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valora as a female name
Ranked #9,480 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (19 births)
Valora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valora span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 74 babies were registered. While Valora is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valora by Decade
How has Valora 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.
Valora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valora
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Valora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valora?
We estimate approximately 247 people named Valora 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 1,387,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Valora a common name?
Valora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valora most popular?
Valora reached peak popularity in 1963, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valora is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valora a female name?
Valora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valora Smith, Valora Johnson, Valora 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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