A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Valarie
phonetic · sixties-leaning · deliberate
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenAn alternate spelling of Valerie, derived from the Latin Valeria and the verb valere, meaning to be strong or healthy. The standard French form Valerie entered English use in the nineteenth century, while this vowel-swapped variant emerged in American registries in 1910.
Also answers toVal
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1910–2025
SSA Data 1910 peak: 641 souls, A.D. 1964 2025
2025: 48 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
52 yrs
Most Valaries were born around 1964 — has dialed a rotary phone in earnest.
Peak Reign
1964
№379 that year
Generation
Boomer, 34%
then Gen X 33% · Millennial 19%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈19K ever born · holding steady
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Valarie grew up with
SSA DataAM radio countdowns·G.I. Joe and Barbie·the moon landing on a living-room TV
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Valarie peaked in 1964.
Estimated average age: 52.
What people think
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Valarie sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who spends a measurable portion of her administrative life saying 'with an a in the middle.' It belongs firmly to the mid-1960s, sharing shelf space with vinyl seat covers and transistor radios. The name suggests someone practical who knows precisely which drawer holds the spare key.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The spelling reached its zenith in 1964, when 641 newborn girls received the name.
Field Note 02
Living holders are divided almost evenly across two cohorts, with Baby Boomers claiming 34 percent and Generation X holding 33 percent.
Field Note 03
With about nineteen thousand total registrations since 1910, it functions as the quiet alternate lane to its more common sister spelling.
Notable Valaries
AI-WrittenValarie AllmanOlympic discus thrower, b. 1995
Valarie Kaurcivil rights activist and author, b. 1981
Valarie Rae Milleractress and television host, b. 1974
Ephemera — If Valarie were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Racine, Wisconsin
Color
Avocado green
Job
County records coordinator
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