How Many People Are Named Valerie Zapata?

There are approximately 25 people named Valerie Zapata living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Valerie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zapata. 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 13,710,174 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Valerie

Last Name

Zapata

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 Zapata Surname

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

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Zapata 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

5.40%

Black

0.63%

Hispanic

92.14%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.20%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.20%

Two or More Races

0.41%

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 "Zapata" appears at a rate of 10.97 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 25 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 Zapata

Michael Zapata James Zapata John Zapata David Zapata Robert Zapata William Zapata Emiliano Zapata

Valerie Zapata: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Valerie Zapata?

We estimate approximately 25 people named Valerie Zapata are alive in the United States today. The first name Valerie is shared by 225,722 Americans, and the surname Zapata is shared by 37,617.

How rare is the name Valerie Zapata?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans. The first name Valerie is common and the surname Zapata is uncommon.

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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