Is Valerie a boy or girl name?
Valerie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,985 girls and 0 boys were named Valerie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 271,690 US babies named Valerie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #147
- Babies named Valerie since 1884
- 271,690
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 7,320 babies
Boys and girls named Valerie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 141 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,314 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,710 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 3,960 | 99.9% |
| 1940s | 29 | 13,694 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 116 | 52,232 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 151 | 56,587 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 153 | 33,811 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 161 | 34,630 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 39 | 22,011 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 39 | 21,961 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 19,012 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 9,643 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,985 | #147 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,951 | #145 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,986 | #148 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,840 | #155 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,881 | #144 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,890 | #151 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,801 | #156 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,824 | #167 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,966 | #160 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,880 | #171 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,886 | #176 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,880 | #169 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,863 | #169 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,957 | #159 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,065 | #149 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 2,321 | #138 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,505 | #135 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,424 | #144 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,752 | #127 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,391 | 2,035 | #167 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,888 | 1,905 | #180 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,666 | 1,913 | #171 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,600 | 2,107 | #155 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,484 | 1,982 | #165 |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,293 | 2,017 | #166 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,038 | #159 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,142 | #148 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,224 | #143 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,082 | #154 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,813 | 2,182 | #149 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,010 | #159 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,591 | 2,175 | #144 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 2,350 | #136 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,914 | 2,380 | #135 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,594 | 2,428 | #129 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,510 | 2,562 | #117 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,188 | 2,768 | #103 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,715 | 2,964 | #93 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,881 | 3,618 | #76 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,938 | 3,881 | #71 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,947 | 3,722 | #76 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,669 | 3,902 | #74 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,703 | 3,989 | #75 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,209 | 3,611 | #89 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,109 | 3,613 | #85 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,233 | 3,407 | #89 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,919 | 3,299 | #92 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,783 | 3,265 | #86 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,465 | 3,386 | #83 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,231 | 3,227 | #92 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,935 | 3,182 | #93 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,398 | 3,042 | #96 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,072 | 3,193 | #100 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,808 | 3,680 | #102 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,732 | 4,130 | #97 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,049 | 4,298 | #85 |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,096 | 4,552 | #77 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,902 | 4,757 | #73 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,458 | 4,815 | #74 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,916 | 5,649 | #67 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,537 | 6,616 | #66 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,528 | 6,173 | #69 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,711 | 6,335 | #67 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,775 | 6,675 | #67 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,202 | 6,717 | #65 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,106 | 7,304 | #60 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,951 | 6,919 | #64 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,884 | 6,231 | #76 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,490 | 5,910 | #80 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,545 | 5,512 | #80 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,800 | 4,917 | #87 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,700 | 4,591 | #88 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,667 | 4,263 | #87 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,222 | 3,559 | #100 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,760 | 3,026 | #116 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,599 | 3,052 | #108 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,162 | 2,132 | #135 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,553 | #184 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,440 | #181 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,079 | #189 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,408 | 915 | #216 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 955 | #212 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 1,017 | #200 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 752 | #229 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,853 | 799 | #214 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 622 | #251 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 551 | #267 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 494 | #279 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,015 | 453 | #283 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 486 | #276 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 319 | #354 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 293 | #374 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 276 | #394 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 244 | #413 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 222 | #452 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 180 | #504 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 179 | #518 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 195 | #500 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 171 | #535 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 151 | #588 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 172 | #558 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 155 | #580 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 147 | #594 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 190 | #516 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 170 | #546 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 171 | #521 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 202 | #472 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 182 | #489 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 179 | #476 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 171 | #473 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 103 | #552 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 116 | #467 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 87 | #520 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 58 | #563 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 45 | #637 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 47 | #565 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 28 | #741 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 31 | #690 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 25 | #741 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 25 | #730 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 27 | #680 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 17 | #860 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 19 | #817 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 19 | #767 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 21 | #830 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 12 | #978 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 21 | #748 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #824 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,044 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 19 | #743 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 17 | #741 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,014 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #952 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #836 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 12 | #822 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 12 | #797 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,460 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,030 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #847 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Valerie reached #1,711 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #60 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Valerie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.