Valerie Zapata
There are approximately 25 people named Valerie Zapata living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Valerie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Zapata. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
25
1 in 13,710,174
Named Valerie
226K
Alive today
Named Zapata
38K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 226K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 46
Top Census group: White (58.5%)
Estimated bearers: 38K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,055
Per 100K: 10.97
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.1%)
First name trend
Valerie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Valerie. The peak year was 1959 with 7,320 births. The average person named Valerie today is 46 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Valerie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Valerie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 58.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Valerie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Valerie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.5% · 132,187
- Hispanic or Latino21.5% · 48,560
- Black or African American14.4% · 32,534
- Two or more races2.5% · 5,692
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 5,255
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,800
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Zapata surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Zapata, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Zapata described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Zapata at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.1% · 30,226
- White5.4% · 1,773
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 395
- Black or African American0.6% · 207
- Two or more races0.4% · 136
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 67
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Valerie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0659% of the US population, based on 225,722 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Valerie right now.
The surname Zapata appears at a rate of 10.97 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0110%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 25 people with the full name Valerie Zapata. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Valerie Zapata: questions and answers
How many people are named Valerie Zapata?
We estimate approximately 25 people in the United States share the full name Valerie Zapata. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0659%) with the surname frequency (10.97 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Valerie Zapata?
We classify Valerie Zapata as "Very Rare". About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Valerie a male or female name?
Valerie is predominantly female. Out of 271,690 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Valerie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Valerie Zapata?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.