Valera is a rare variant of Valerie that peaked in 1919 and has since faded.
Valera is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,091 for girl births in the United States (and #21,854 across all names), given to 7 babies. Valera was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1919 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #13,091 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #17,518 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,879 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,659 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #8,145 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,765 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #3,731 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #4,624 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #4,002 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,276 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #5,150 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #5,537 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,872 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #3,143 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #4,450 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,361 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,119 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #3,674 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,461 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #3,991 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #3,041 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,986 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #3,330 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,686 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #3,415 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #2,336 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #3,123 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | #2,550 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,805 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #2,093 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,723 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | #2,200 |
| 1938 | 20 | — | #1,803 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #3,131 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | #2,512 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | #1,995 |
| 1934 | 20 | — | #1,766 |
| 1933 | 13 | — | #2,390 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,516 |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #1,870 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #2,099 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,886 |
| 1928 | 19 | — | #2,017 |
| 1927 | 25 | — | #1,722 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | #1,826 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #2,275 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | #1,864 |
| 1923 | 37 | — | #1,302 |
| 1922 | 28 | — | #1,609 |
| 1921 | 36 | — | #1,335 |
| 1920 | 36 | — | #1,307 |
| 1919 | 38 | — | #1,241 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | #1,254 |
| 1917 | 36 | — | #1,218 |
| 1916 | 36 | — | #1,209 |
| 1915 | 35 | — | #1,169 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | #1,596 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | #1,462 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | #1,468 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,437 |
| 1910 | 16 | — | #1,166 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,596 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | #1,350 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #1,369 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #1,306 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #2,021 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,201 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,954 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,535 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,807 |