Is Valen a boy or girl name?
Valen is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 98 boys were named Valen, so 19.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 27.6% of the 1,747 US babies named Valen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,704
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,409
- Babies named Valen since 1951
- 1,747
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 124 babies
Boys and girls named Valen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 6 | 46.2% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 22 | 126 | 85.1% |
| 1990s | 74 | 78 | 51.3% |
| 2000s | 205 | 45 | 18% |
| 2010s | 530 | 130 | 19.7% |
| 2020s | 427 | 97 | 18.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98 | #1,704 | 24 | #5,409 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,678 | 22 | #5,728 |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,904 | 25 | #5,292 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,960 | 16 | #7,231 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,111 | 10 | #10,190 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,108 | 21 | #5,969 |
| 2018 | 74 | #1,991 | 19 | #6,501 |
| 2017 | 73 | #1,974 | 16 | #7,420 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,164 | 15 | #7,955 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,562 | 13 | #8,907 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,399 | 10 | #10,900 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,951 | 7 | #14,499 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,592 | 15 | #8,192 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,787 | 5 | #19,415 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,446 | 9 | #12,212 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,158 | 8 | #13,623 |
| 2008 | 26 | #4,033 | 8 | #13,750 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,119 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,667 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,320 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,779 | 10 | #10,648 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,803 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,118 | 6 | #15,310 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,653 | 7 | #13,445 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,566 | 6 | #14,944 |
| 1999 | 9 | #7,100 | 9 | #10,308 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,289 | 7 | #12,376 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,627 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #7,102 | 5 | #15,783 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,756 | 7 | #11,732 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,751 | 10 | #8,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,590 | 8 | #10,557 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,633 | 8 | #10,439 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,194 | 15 | #6,240 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,212 |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,160 | 17 | #5,278 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,223 | 13 | #6,269 |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,085 | 6 | #11,254 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,534 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,021 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,733 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,281 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,937 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,227 | 11 | #6,308 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,596 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,369 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Valen reached #1,678 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #4,281 in 1983. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Valen
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.