How Many People Are Named Valerie Robinson?

There are approximately 385 people named Valerie Robinson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 890,271 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Valerie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Robinson. 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

385

1 in 890,271 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Valerie

Last Name

Robinson

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 Robinson Surname

The surname Robinson 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 Robinson 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

46.76%

Black

43.44%

Hispanic

3.59%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.51%

Two or More Races

5.08%

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 "Robinson" appears at a rate of 170.67 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 385 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 Young

Other people with the surname Robinson

Michael Robinson James Robinson John Robinson David Robinson Robert Robinson William Robinson Joseph Robinson Daniel Robinson

Valerie Robinson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Valerie Robinson?

We estimate approximately 385 people named Valerie Robinson are alive in the United States today. The first name Valerie is shared by 225,722 Americans, and the surname Robinson is shared by 584,988.

How rare is the name Valerie Robinson?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 890,271 Americans. The first name Valerie is common and the surname Robinson is very common.

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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