Is Valor a boy or girl name?
Valor is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 124 boys were named Valor, so 10.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 11.1% of the 1,499 US babies named Valor were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,463
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,545
- Babies named Valor since 1988
- 1,499
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Valor, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | #1,463 | 15 | #7,545 |
| 2023 | 123 | #1,470 | 18 | #6,653 |
| 2022 | 95 | #1,757 | 20 | #6,200 |
| 2021 | 112 | #1,564 | 16 | #7,233 |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,342 | 19 | #6,303 |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,633 | 13 | #8,572 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,615 | 10 | #10,503 |
| 2017 | 94 | #1,693 | 12 | #9,307 |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,723 | 14 | #8,362 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,890 | 6 | #16,284 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,427 | 12 | #9,486 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,760 | 5 | #19,111 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,863 | 7 | #14,881 |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,183 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 15 | #6,015 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,783 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,474 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #14,280 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,596 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,608 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,873 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,216 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #7,009 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,166 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,587 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,814 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,439 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Valor reached #1,342 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #6,200 in 2022. 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 Valor
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.