How Many People Are Named Valerie Ainsworth?

There are approximately 7 people named Valerie Ainsworth living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Valerie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ainsworth. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 48,964,905 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Valerie

Last Name

Ainsworth

Valerie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Valerie. The peak year was 1959 with 7,320 births. The average person named Valerie today is 46 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Valerie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Valerie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (58.48%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (21.48%) and Black (14.39%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Valerie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Valerie rose or fell over time.

White

58.48%

Black

14.39%

Hispanic

21.48%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.32%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.80%

Two or More Races

2.52%

Ancestry of the Ainsworth Surname

The surname Ainsworth was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ainsworth in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

86.54%

Black

4.31%

Hispanic

4.03%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.97%

Two or More Races

3.50%

How we calculated this

The first name "Valerie" has an estimated frequency of 0.0659% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Ainsworth" appears at a rate of 2.90 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Valerie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 7 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Valerie

Valerie Smith Valerie Johnson Valerie Williams Valerie Brown Valerie Jones Valerie Garcia Valerie Robinson Valerie Young

Other people with the surname Ainsworth

Michael Ainsworth James Ainsworth John Ainsworth David Ainsworth Robert Ainsworth William Ainsworth

Valerie Ainsworth: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Valerie Ainsworth?

We estimate approximately 7 people named Valerie Ainsworth are alive in the United States today. The first name Valerie is shared by 225,722 Americans, and the surname Ainsworth is shared by 9,933.

How rare is the name Valerie Ainsworth?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. The first name Valerie is common and the surname Ainsworth is rare.

Is Valerie a male or female name?

Valerie is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1959 and the average bearer today is 46 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Valerie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Valerie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (58.48%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (21.48%) and Black (14.39%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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