Valerie Name Popularity

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How popular is Valerie?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Valerie, ranked the 156th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Valerie has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #60 in 1959 with 7,306 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Valerie was less than 5, most recently in 1886.

Approximately during the years 1891-1894, 1901-1904, 1906-1915, 1929-1935, 1936-1942, and 1943-1958, the name Valerie took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1967-1972, 1984-1989, and 1991-1994.

Sometimes the name Valerie has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Valerie's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Valerie for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Valerie?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Valerie is favored by many parents and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Valerie (Girl)		Valerie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,794	156	< 5	--
2017		1,818	167	< 5	--
2016		1,962	161	< 5	--
2015		1,877	171	< 5	--
2014		1,882	176	< 5	--
2013		1,878	169	< 5	--
2012		1,863	169	< 5	--
2011		1,957	158	< 5	--
2010		2,065	149	< 5	--
2009		2,317	138	< 5	--
2008		2,504	135	< 5	--
2007		2,424	144	< 5	--
2006		2,751	127	< 5	--
2005		2,034	167	6	11,389
2004		1,904	180	7	9,880
2003		1,911	171	5	12,660
2002		2,105	155	9	7,596
2001		1,981	165	6	10,478
2000		2,016	166	6	10,291
1999		2,038	159	< 5	--
1998		2,142	148	< 5	--
1997		2,224	142	< 5	--
1996		2,081	154	< 5	--
1995		2,182	149	6	8,814
1994		2,010	159	< 5	--
1993		2,176	144	7	7,590
1992		2,348	136	< 5	--
1991		2,380	135	9	5,913
1990		2,427	129	17	3,594
1989		2,560	117	12	4,510
1988		2,767	103	9	5,185
1987		2,963	93	13	3,714
1986		3,617	76	18	2,882
1985		3,879	71	17	2,936
1984		3,722	76	16	2,945
1983		3,904	74	18	2,668
1982		3,987	75	18	2,705
1981		3,611	89	14	3,206
1980		3,611	85	26	2,110
1979		3,407	89	23	2,230
1978		3,300	92	15	2,920
1977		3,270	86	16	2,783
1976		3,387	83	11	3,462
1975		3,226	92	12	3,231
1974		3,183	93	13	2,936
1973		3,042	96	17	2,398
1972		3,193	100	20	2,070
1971		3,679	102	13	2,809
1970		4,132	97	13	2,729
1969		4,298	85	10	3,052
1968		4,552	77	9	3,092
1967		4,755	73	18	1,902
1966		4,816	74	12	2,455
1965		5,650	67	18	1,915
1964		6,617	66	12	2,536
1963		6,174	69	12	2,530
1962		6,333	67	23	1,712
1961		6,678	67	22	1,774
1960		6,715	65	15	2,200
1959		7,306	60	15	2,186
1958		6,920	64	19	1,890
1957		6,225	76	19	1,885
1956		5,915	80	12	2,491
1955		5,509	80	12	2,428
1954		4,919	87	6	3,801
1953		4,588	88	10	2,700
1952		4,262	87	10	2,666
1951		3,557	100	5	4,220
1950		3,028	115	9	2,760
1949		3,052	108	10	2,597
1948		2,131	135	5	4,163
1947		1,553	184	< 5	--
1946		1,440	181	< 5	--
1945		1,079	189	< 5	--
1944		914	217	6	3,407
1943		955	212	< 5	--
1942		1,017	200	< 5	--
1941		752	229	< 5	--
1940		799	214	8	2,851
1939		622	251	< 5	--
1938		551	267	< 5	--
1937		494	279	< 5	--
1936		453	284	5	4,015
1935		486	276	< 5	--
1934		319	354	< 5	--
1933		293	374	< 5	--
1932		276	394	< 5	--
1931		244	413	< 5	--
1930		222	452	< 5	--
1929		180	504	< 5	--
1928		179	518	< 5	--
1927		195	500	< 5	--
1926		171	535	< 5	--
1925		151	588	< 5	--
1924		172	558	< 5	--
1923		155	580	< 5	--
1922		147	594	< 5	--
1921		190	516	< 5	--
1920		170	546	< 5	--
1919		171	521	< 5	--
1918		202	472	< 5	--
1917		182	489	< 5	--
1916		179	476	< 5	--
1915		171	473	< 5	--
1914		103	552	< 5	--
1913		116	467	< 5	--
1912		87	521	< 5	--
1911		58	563	< 5	--
1910		45	637	< 5	--
1909		47	565	< 5	--
1908		28	741	< 5	--
1907		31	690	< 5	--
1906		25	742	< 5	--
1905		25	730	< 5	--
1904		27	680	< 5	--
1903		17	860	< 5	--
1902		19	817	< 5	--
1901		19	767	< 5	--
1900		21	830	< 5	--
1899		12	978	< 5	--
1898		21	748	< 5	--
1897		16	824	< 5	--
1896		11	1,044	< 5	--
1895		19	743	< 5	--
1894		17	741	< 5	--
1893		10	1,014	< 5	--
1892		11	952	< 5	--
1891		12	836	< 5	--
1890		12	822	< 5	--
1889		12	797	< 5	--
1888		5	1,460	< 5	--
1887		7	1,030	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		8	847	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.