Is Valley a boy or girl name?
Valley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 142 girls and 7 boys were named Valley, so 95.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 93% of the 718 US babies named Valley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,796
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,520
- Babies named Valley since 1888
- 718
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 149 babies
Boys and girls named Valley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1910s | 7 | 44 | 86.3% |
| 1920s | 31 | 63 | 67% |
| 1930s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 9 | 64.3% |
| 1950s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 2020s | 7 | 318 | 97.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,796 | 142 | #1,520 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,580 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,487 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,302 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,995 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,572 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,812 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,956 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,386 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,901 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,898 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,711 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,744 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,392 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,656 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,671 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,268 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,558 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,801 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,535 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,813 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,980 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,045 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,713 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,266 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,969 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,898 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,139 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,921 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,376 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,065 | 6 | #4,686 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,186 | 6 | #4,756 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,320 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,673 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,917 | 13 | #2,762 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,925 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,941 | 12 | #2,881 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,205 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,772 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,067 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,369 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,404 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,126 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,529 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,086 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,632 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,472 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,926 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,128 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Valley reached #2,896 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #1,128 in 1888. 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 Valley
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.