girl's name
Valarie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 18,741
Ireland
#445
1980 births
Valarie is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1964, when 641 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
Valarie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 80 |
| 1920s | 126 |
| 1930s | 192 |
| 1940s | 857 |
| 1950s | 3,407 |
| 1960s | 5,166 |
| 1970s | 3,254 |
| 1980s | 2,580 |
| 1990s | 1,281 |
| 2000s | 980 |
| 2010s | 501 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 290 |
How popular is Valarie?
In 2025, Valarie was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Valarie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Valarie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valarie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valarie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Valarie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valarie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valarie
How popular is the name Valarie?
In 2025, Valarie was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Valarie a girl's or a boy's name?
Valarie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Valarie most popular?
Valarie peaked in 1964, when 641 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Valarie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valarie currently ranks #3,254 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.