Girls' name · peaked in 2009

Valeria name popularity since 1925

76,813 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Valeria. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Valeria is about 18 years old in 2026. Valeria peaked in 2009 as the #72 name for girls, and it ranked #162 in 2025.

US babies since 1925: 76,813; Named Valeria, 1925–2025
Peak year: 2009; #72 for girls that year
Typical age: About 18; Median birth year 2008
In 2025: #162; for girls in 2025 (1,835 babies)
Girls / boys: 99.9% girls; 76,708 girls · 105 boys
Most popular in: Nevada; 3.59× its national share

Peak year is the year Valeria made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.

Valeria births per year, 1925–2025

The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Valeria peaked in 2009.

Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Valeria became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 7,950 baby girls to 1 in 2,040.
Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 53%, from 1 in 450 to 1 in 966.

Shaded on the chart. Both compare Valeria's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Valeria.

Decade by decade

Babies named Valeria in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).

Decade	Girls	Boys	Rank
1925–29	850	0	–
1930s	1,182	0	#586
1940s	1,012	0	#1,030
1950s	1,922	0	#645
1960s	2,052	0	#676
1970s	1,344	0	#858
1980s	1,749	5	#764
1990s	7,795	38	#318
2000s	26,216	43	#137
2010s	21,392	19	#162
2020–25	11,194	0	#162

Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.

Generation fingerprint

48.4% of babies named Valeria from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:

Where Valeria is most popular

The index compares Valeria's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Valeria.

State	Index	Babies
Nevada	3.59×	947
Arizona	2.95×	2,822
Texas	2.76×	15,995
California	2.68×	20,952
Florida	1.83×	4,883

Names with a similar story

Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Valeria's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Valeria.

Names from the same era

Other common names that peaked within two years of Valeria (2009).

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data