Is Valery a boy or girl name?
Valery is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 358 girls and 5 boys were named Valery, so 98.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 8,559 US babies named Valery were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #14,062
- Girl rank, 2024
- #787
- Babies named Valery since 1914
- 8,559
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 395 babies
Boys and girls named Valery, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1930s | 17 | 51 | 75% |
| 1940s | 5 | 122 | 96.1% |
| 1950s | 29 | 391 | 93.1% |
| 1960s | 5 | 435 | 98.9% |
| 1970s | 8 | 278 | 97.2% |
| 1980s | 22 | 279 | 92.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 616 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,263 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 2,349 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 5 | 1,638 | 99.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #14,062 | 358 | #787 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 335 | #824 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 351 | #804 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 303 | #895 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 291 | #904 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 306 | #882 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 264 | #993 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,086 |
| 2016 | 5 | #14,055 | 241 | #1,081 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,211 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,266 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,070 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,195 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,104 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 266 | #997 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 312 | #892 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 343 | #837 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 395 | #717 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 251 | #978 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,248 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,389 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,416 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,498 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,557 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,572 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,882 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,115 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,252 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,152 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,293 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,531 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,384 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,035 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,781 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,438 | 25 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,329 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,456 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,615 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,292 | 34 | #2,728 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,291 | 35 | #2,593 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,598 | 31 | #2,956 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,845 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,510 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,539 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,917 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,568 | 25 | #3,170 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,660 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,408 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,207 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,594 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,337 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,238 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,894 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,884 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,701 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,824 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,742 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,634 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,057 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,600 | 38 | #1,886 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,612 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,616 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,514 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,434 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,538 | 41 | #1,702 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,912 | 50 | #1,519 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,862 | 42 | #1,596 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,946 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,304 | 31 | #1,830 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,610 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,841 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,163 | 23 | #2,050 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,879 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,163 | 18 | #2,411 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,222 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,019 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,116 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,505 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,656 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,422 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,236 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,979 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,467 | 7 | #3,757 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,922 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,870 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,841 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,615 | 6 | #4,184 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,244 | 7 | #3,877 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,919 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,516 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,230 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,842 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,711 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,671 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,964 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,928 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,243 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Valery reached #3,243 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #717 in 2006. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Valery
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.