Names / Girl names
Valerie
Current rank
#127
holding steady
All-time peak
#60
in 1959
First recorded
1884
in U.S. data
Children named
273,900
since 1884
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #60 in 1959 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Valerie first shows up in American naming records in 1884, where it reads as a girls' name. 1959 marked its high point, reaching #60. Today it sits at #127 and is holding steady. More than 273,900 children have been given the name overall.