Is Val a boy or girl name?
Val is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 17 boys were named Val, so 26.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 23.7% of the 7,383 US babies named Val were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,622
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,072
- Babies named Val since 1882
- 7,383
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 253 babies
Boys and girls named Val, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 56 | 9 | 13.8% |
| 1910s | 237 | 69 | 22.5% |
| 1920s | 436 | 111 | 20.3% |
| 1930s | 701 | 167 | 19.2% |
| 1940s | 972 | 198 | 16.9% |
| 1950s | 1,475 | 703 | 32.3% |
| 1960s | 801 | 415 | 34.1% |
| 1970s | 356 | 48 | 11.9% |
| 1980s | 147 | 11 | 7% |
| 1990s | 151 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 68 | 18 | 20.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,622 | 6 | #15,072 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,235 | 6 | #15,032 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,842 | 6 | #15,154 |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,111 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,919 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,160 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,605 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #7,066 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #12,073 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #7,035 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #8,079 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,686 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,543 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,625 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,943 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,455 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,732 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,391 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,198 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,500 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,864 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,382 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,990 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,913 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #5,016 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 27 | #3,014 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,601 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,384 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,341 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,558 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,213 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,766 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #4,013 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,388 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,943 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,433 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,062 | 5 | #12,429 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,097 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,482 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,280 | 6 | #10,343 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,704 | 5 | #10,839 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,310 | 9 | #6,058 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,325 | 12 | #4,781 |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,147 | 11 | #5,119 |
| 1970 | 58 | #1,080 | 11 | #5,047 |
| 1969 | 62 | #981 | 13 | #4,186 |
| 1968 | 48 | #1,082 | 17 | #3,308 |
| 1967 | 68 | #874 | 16 | #3,326 |
| 1966 | 64 | #914 | 19 | #2,933 |
| 1965 | 73 | #866 | 24 | #2,537 |
| 1964 | 77 | #874 | 37 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 97 | #778 | 59 | #1,460 |
| 1962 | 102 | #759 | 59 | #1,454 |
| 1961 | 88 | #816 | 96 | #1,125 |
| 1960 | 122 | #712 | 75 | #1,279 |
| 1959 | 130 | #670 | 93 | #1,115 |
| 1958 | 127 | #676 | 110 | #993 |
| 1957 | 142 | #647 | 91 | #1,099 |
| 1956 | 168 | #589 | 85 | #1,128 |
| 1955 | 150 | #606 | 73 | #1,174 |
| 1954 | 148 | #609 | 69 | #1,212 |
| 1953 | 156 | #575 | 59 | #1,275 |
| 1952 | 178 | #527 | 48 | #1,419 |
| 1951 | 138 | #595 | 39 | #1,526 |
| 1950 | 138 | #580 | 36 | #1,573 |
| 1949 | 132 | #595 | 25 | #1,964 |
| 1948 | 129 | #592 | 24 | #2,003 |
| 1947 | 116 | #642 | 24 | #2,041 |
| 1946 | 105 | #629 | 19 | #2,225 |
| 1945 | 71 | #733 | 21 | #1,871 |
| 1944 | 87 | #665 | 16 | #2,284 |
| 1943 | 71 | #779 | 16 | #2,348 |
| 1942 | 103 | #625 | 26 | #1,665 |
| 1941 | 74 | #722 | 8 | #3,540 |
| 1940 | 84 | #666 | 19 | #1,895 |
| 1939 | 80 | #666 | 15 | #2,199 |
| 1938 | 78 | #689 | 19 | #1,869 |
| 1937 | 71 | #721 | 20 | #1,780 |
| 1936 | 75 | #687 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1935 | 77 | #692 | 14 | #2,297 |
| 1934 | 63 | #786 | 7 | #3,775 |
| 1933 | 67 | #750 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1932 | 69 | #761 | 22 | #1,679 |
| 1931 | 56 | #855 | 16 | #2,098 |
| 1930 | 65 | #809 | 11 | #2,828 |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,043 | 22 | #1,759 |
| 1928 | 57 | #890 | 5 | #5,371 |
| 1927 | 52 | #978 | 7 | #4,253 |
| 1926 | 39 | #1,157 | 11 | #3,028 |
| 1925 | 40 | #1,120 | 14 | #2,607 |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,202 | 9 | #3,639 |
| 1923 | 61 | #881 | 11 | #3,108 |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,193 | 8 | #3,985 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,326 | 9 | #3,640 |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,207 | 15 | #2,454 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,381 | 11 | #2,990 |
| 1918 | 34 | #1,210 | 6 | #4,770 |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,108 | 11 | #2,864 |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,117 | 5 | #5,101 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,261 | 14 | #2,247 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,484 | 6 | #3,575 |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,045 | 6 | #3,153 |
| 1912 | 22 | #997 | 5 | #3,402 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,980 | 5 | #2,835 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,207 | 9 | #1,536 |
| 1907 | 10 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Val reached #527 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #993 in 1958. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Val
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.