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Worldwide Name Statistics

Valerie

Ranked #222 - 1 in 35,774 people
US

Most common in

United States

224k bearers

World total

223,623

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#222

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States224k
Worldwide
~224k
rank #222
Rarity
1 in 35,774
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~224k in US

About the name Valerie

There are an estimated 223,623 people named Valerie alive worldwide today. That ranks Valerie at #222 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Valerie is held by approximately 223,623 people, ranking #222 among first names. That works out to roughly 67 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 1,484 U.S. residents).

Historically Valerie is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Valerie appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Valerie popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Valerie, 1884 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1884: 8
  2. 1887: 7
  3. 1888: 5
  4. 1889: 12
  5. 1890: 12
  6. 1891: 12
  7. 1892: 11
  8. 1893: 10
  9. 1894: 17
  10. 1895: 19
  11. 1896: 11
  12. 1897: 16
  13. 1898: 21
  14. 1899: 12
  15. 1900: 21
  16. 1901: 19
  17. 1902: 19
  18. 1903: 17
  19. 1904: 27
  20. 1905: 25
  21. 1906: 25
  22. 1907: 31
  23. 1908: 28
  24. 1909: 47
  25. 1910: 45
  26. 1911: 58
  27. 1912: 87
  28. 1913: 116
  29. 1914: 103
  30. 1915: 171
  31. 1916: 179
  32. 1917: 182
  33. 1918: 202
  34. 1919: 171
  35. 1920: 170
  36. 1921: 190
  37. 1922: 147
  38. 1923: 155
  39. 1924: 172
  40. 1925: 151
  41. 1926: 171
  42. 1927: 195
  43. 1928: 179
  44. 1929: 180
  45. 1930: 222
  46. 1931: 244
  47. 1932: 276
  48. 1933: 293
  49. 1934: 319
  50. 1935: 486
  51. 1936: 458
  52. 1937: 494
  53. 1938: 551
  54. 1939: 622
  55. 1940: 807
  56. 1941: 752
  57. 1942: 1,017
  58. 1943: 955
  59. 1944: 921
  60. 1945: 1,079
  61. 1946: 1,440
  62. 1947: 1,553
  63. 1948: 2,137
  64. 1949: 3,062
  65. 1950: 3,035
  66. 1951: 3,564
  67. 1952: 4,273
  68. 1953: 4,601
  69. 1954: 4,923
  70. 1955: 5,523
  71. 1956: 5,921
  72. 1957: 6,250
  73. 1958: 6,938
  74. 1959: 7,318
  75. 1960: 6,732
  76. 1961: 6,699
  77. 1962: 6,358
  78. 1963: 6,184
  79. 1964: 6,628
  80. 1965: 5,666
  81. 1966: 4,828
  82. 1967: 4,775
  83. 1968: 4,559
  84. 1969: 4,310
  85. 1970: 4,143
  86. 1971: 3,692
  87. 1972: 3,213
  88. 1973: 3,059
  89. 1974: 3,194
  90. 1975: 3,239
  91. 1976: 3,397
  92. 1977: 3,282
  93. 1978: 3,314
  94. 1979: 3,430
  95. 1980: 3,639
  96. 1981: 3,625
  97. 1982: 4,007
  98. 1983: 3,919
  99. 1984: 3,738
  100. 1985: 3,898
  101. 1986: 3,636
  102. 1987: 2,977
  103. 1988: 2,777
  104. 1989: 2,574
  105. 1990: 2,445
  106. 1991: 2,389
  107. 1992: 2,350
  108. 1993: 2,182
  109. 1994: 2,010
  110. 1995: 2,189
  111. 1996: 2,082
  112. 1997: 2,224
  113. 1998: 2,142
  114. 1999: 2,038
  115. 2000: 2,023
  116. 2001: 1,988
  117. 2002: 2,116
  118. 2003: 1,919
  119. 2004: 1,912
  120. 2005: 2,041
  121. 2006: 2,752
  122. 2007: 2,424
  123. 2008: 2,505
  124. 2009: 2,321
  125. 2010: 2,065
  126. 2011: 1,957
  127. 2012: 1,863
  128. 2013: 1,880
  129. 2014: 1,886
  130. 2015: 1,880
  131. 2016: 1,966
  132. 2017: 1,824
  133. 2018: 1,802
  134. 2019: 1,890
  135. 2020: 1,882
  136. 2021: 1,840
  137. 2022: 1,986
  138. 2023: 1,955
  139. 2024: 1,991
  140. 2025: 2,221

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Valerie worldwide?

There are an estimated 223,623 people named Valerie alive worldwide today, ranking #222 globally.

Is Valerie a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 35,774 people. In the United States there are roughly 223,623 bearers, which is 1 in 1,484 Americans.

Is Valerie a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Valerie is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Valerie come from?

Who are famous people named Valerie?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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