Valen
Valen was the 1619th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 943 places. More babies were named Valen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,619 boys, up 492 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- 19% girls, 81% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,880babies recorded
Valen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,088 | #1,619 | 26 | 105 |
| 2020 | #10,197 | #2,111 | 10 | 67 |
| 2010 | #12,214 | #3,447 | 9 | 32 |
| 2000 | #14,944 | #5,566 | 6 | 13 |
| 1990 | #9,213 | — | 9 | — |
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How popular is Valen, counting every spelling?
Valen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,393 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,619 for Valen on its own. Together these spellings went to 121 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valen | 105 | #1,619 | 467 |
| Vallen | 16 | #5,832 | 85 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Valen?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valen (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Valen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valen?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Valen are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Valen a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Valen by state
How common Valen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Valen
How popular is the name Valen?
Valen was the 1619th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 943 places. More babies were named Valen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Valen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 19% girls, 81% boys given the name Valen in the US.
Where is Valen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valen was most common in Minnesota (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.