Valerie

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Valerie is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 271,690 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 270,997 as girls and 693 as boys. Valerie gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,985
2023	1,951
2022	1,986
2021	1,840
2020	1,881
2019	1,890
2018	1,801
2017	1,824
2016	1,966
2015	1,880
2014	1,886
2013	1,880
2012	1,863
2011	1,957
2010	2,065
2009	2,321
2008	2,505
2007	2,424
2006	2,752
2005	2,041
2004	1,912
2003	1,918
2002	2,116
2001	1,988
2000	2,023
1999	2,038
1998	2,142
1997	2,224
1996	2,082
1995	2,188
1994	2,010
1993	2,182
1992	2,350
1991	2,389
1990	2,445
1989	2,574
1988	2,777
1987	2,977
1986	3,636
1985	3,898
1984	3,738
1983	3,920
1982	4,007
1981	3,625
1980	3,639
1979	3,430
1978	3,314
1977	3,281
1976	3,397
1975	3,239
1974	3,195
1973	3,059
1972	3,213
1971	3,693
1970	4,143
1969	4,308
1968	4,561
1967	4,775
1966	4,827
1965	5,667
1964	6,628
1963	6,185
1962	6,358
1961	6,697
1960	6,732
1959	7,320
1958	6,937
1957	6,250
1956	5,922
1955	5,523
1954	4,923
1953	4,601
1952	4,273
1951	3,564
1950	3,035
1949	3,062
1948	2,137
1947	1,553
1946	1,440
1945	1,079
1944	921
1943	955
1942	1,017
1941	752
1940	807
1939	622
1938	551
1937	494
1936	458
1935	486
1934	319
1933	293
1932	276
1931	244
1930	222
1929	180
1928	179
1927	195
1926	171
1925	151
1924	172
1923	155
1922	147
1921	190
1920	170
1919	171
1918	202
1917	182
1916	179
1915	171
1914	103
1913	116
1912	87
1911	58
1910	45
1909	47
1908	28
1907	31
1906	25
1905	25
1904	27
1903	17
1902	19
1901	19
1900	21
1899	12
1898	21
1897	16
1896	11
1895	19
1894	17
1893	10
1892	11
1891	12
1890	12
1889	12
1888	5
1887	7
1884	8