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Valery

#1,754 most common girls' name of all time · #3,013 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1914–2025

Rank among girls
#1,754
Rank overall
#3,013 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
101 of 146
All-time
8,932
Since 2016
3,066
Peak year
2006 #716
Best rank
#716 2006
Girls Boys peak 395/yr
192019401960198020002020

Valery first appears in 1914. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 366 5 371 #743
2024 359 5 364 #784
2023 335 335 #823
2022 352 352 #803
2021 303 303 #893
2020 291 291 #905
2019 306 306 #879
2018 264 264 #992
2017 234 234 #1,083
2016 241 5 246 #1,080
2015 206 206 #1,210
2014 191 191 #1,264
2013 232 232 #1,069
2012 207 207 #1,188
2011 224 224 #1,100
2010 244 244 #1,026
2009 266 266 #995
2008 312 312 #890
2007 343 343 #835
2006 395 395 #716
2005 251 251 #977
2004 175 175 #1,245
2003 144 144 #1,386
2002 136 136 #1,412
2001 126 126 #1,495
2000 115 115 #1,552
1999 108 108 #1,565
1998 82 82 #1,872
1997 67 67 #2,104
1996 60 60 #2,234
1995 63 63 #2,131
1994 58 58 #2,262
1993 50 50 #2,496
1992 55 55 #2,363
1991 38 38 #3,001
1990 35 35 #3,177
1989 27 27 #3,695
1988 25 5 30 #3,712
1987 28 28 #3,271
1986 26 26 #3,389
1985 24 24 #3,538
1984 34 5 39 #2,690
1983 35 5 40 #2,567
1982 31 7 38 #2,915
1981 32 32 #2,796
1980 17 17 #4,383
1979 23 23 #3,462
1978 19 19 #3,822
1977 25 8 33 #3,104
1976 30 30 #2,619
1975 34 34 #2,374
1974 22 22 #3,134
1973 27 27 #2,648
1972 28 28 #2,546
1971 34 34 #2,315
1970 36 36 #2,220
1969 44 44 #1,881
1968 41 41 #1,867
1967 46 46 #1,688
1966 40 40 #1,807
1965 43 43 #1,731
1964 50 50 #1,616
1963 34 34 #2,042
1962 38 5 43 #1,878
1961 50 50 #1,603
1960 49 49 #1,609
1959 52 52 #1,509
1958 56 56 #1,424
1957 41 7 48 #1,694
1956 50 6 56 #1,515
1955 42 6 48 #1,591
1954 30 30 #1,928
1953 31 5 36 #1,812
1952 37 37 #1,594
1951 29 29 #1,829
1950 23 5 28 #2,033
1949 27 27 #1,870
1948 18 5 23 #2,379
1947 12 12 #3,176
1946 12 12 #2,971
1945 10 10 #3,037
1944 14 14 #2,476
1943 6 6 #4,429
1942 9 9 #3,350
1941 9 9 #3,167
1940 5 5 #4,673
1939 7 6 13 #3,629
1938 10 10 #2,870
1937 5 5 #4,574
1935 5 5 #4,538
1933 6 6 12 #4,009
1932 7 5 12 #3,771
1931 5 5 #4,686
1930 6 6 #4,321
1929 5 5 #4,914
1927 8 8 #3,778
1925 5 5 #5,296
1923 5 5 #5,315
1922 6 6 #4,760
1920 6 6 #4,727
1914 6 6