for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Val name popularity in the United States
Val ranked #4539 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 22 boys named Val.
SSA
178 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Val for boys and girls
Girls
6Share unavailable · data from 1908 to 2024
Boys
22100.0% in 2025 · data from 1882 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 22 | #4539 |
| 2024 | boys | 17 | #5443 |
| 2024 | girls | 6 | #13477 |
| 2023 | boys | 19 | #5075 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 16 | #5633 |
| 2022 | girls | 6 | #13592 |
| 2021 | boys | 10 | #7587 |
| 2020 | boys | 6 | #10605 |
| 2019 | boys | 10 | #7643 |
| 2018 | boys | 8 | #8819 |
| 2017 | boys | 12 | #6685 |
Show full history (199 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 22 | #4539 |
| 2024 | boys | 17 | #5443 |
| 2024 | girls | 6 | #13477 |
| 2023 | boys | 19 | #5075 |
| 2023 | girls | 6 | #13462 |
| 2022 | boys | 16 | #5633 |
| 2022 | girls | 6 | #13592 |
| 2021 | boys | 10 | #7587 |
| 2020 | boys | 6 | #10605 |
| 2019 | boys | 10 | #7643 |
| 2018 | boys | 8 | #8819 |
| 2017 | boys | 12 | #6685 |
| 2016 | boys | 6 | #10744 |
| 2015 | boys | 13 | #6324 |
| 2014 | boys | 10 | #7562 |
| 2012 | boys | 7 | #9709 |
| 2011 | boys | 8 | #8767 |
| 2010 | boys | 8 | #8803 |
| 2009 | boys | 9 | #8310 |
| 2008 | boys | 6 | #11037 |
| 2007 | boys | 8 | #8915 |
| 2006 | boys | 11 | #6904 |
| 2005 | boys | 13 | #5875 |
| 2004 | boys | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | boys | 13 | #5558 |
| 2002 | boys | 14 | #5131 |
| 2001 | boys | 12 | #5667 |
| 2000 | boys | 21 | #3764 |
| 1999 | boys | 14 | #4762 |
| 1998 | boys | 27 | #2926 |
| 1997 | boys | 17 | #3877 |
| 1996 | boys | 14 | #4396 |
| 1995 | boys | 9 | #5928 |
| 1994 | boys | 16 | #3911 |
| 1993 | boys | 11 | #5002 |
| 1992 | boys | 13 | #4327 |
| 1991 | boys | 14 | #4005 |
| 1990 | boys | 16 | #3607 |
| 1989 | boys | 14 | #3809 |
| 1988 | boys | 7 | #5751 |
| 1987 | boys | 9 | #4573 |
| 1986 | boys | 14 | #3268 |
| 1985 | boys | 16 | #2942 |
| 1985 | girls | 5 | #10677 |
| 1984 | boys | 15 | #2956 |
| 1983 | boys | 9 | #4141 |
| 1982 | boys | 14 | #3108 |
| 1981 | boys | 26 | #2038 |
| 1980 | boys | 23 | #2213 |
| 1980 | girls | 6 | #9095 |
| 1979 | boys | 28 | #1903 |
| 1978 | boys | 21 | #2205 |
| 1977 | boys | 36 | #1546 |
| 1976 | boys | 16 | #2601 |
| 1976 | girls | 5 | #9284 |
| 1975 | boys | 27 | #1787 |
| 1974 | boys | 36 | #1439 |
| 1973 | boys | 41 | #1294 |
| 1973 | girls | 9 | #5580 |
| 1972 | boys | 41 | #1307 |
| 1972 | girls | 12 | #4523 |
| 1971 | boys | 52 | #1138 |
| 1971 | girls | 11 | #4810 |
| 1970 | boys | 58 | #1070 |
| 1970 | girls | 11 | #4761 |
| 1969 | boys | 62 | #972 |
| 1969 | girls | 13 | #3958 |
| 1968 | boys | 48 | #1068 |
| 1968 | girls | 17 | #3169 |
| 1967 | boys | 68 | #867 |
| 1967 | girls | 16 | #3211 |
| 1966 | boys | 64 | #901 |
| 1966 | girls | 19 | #2839 |
| 1965 | boys | 73 | #859 |
| 1965 | girls | 24 | #2464 |
| 1964 | boys | 77 | #867 |
| 1964 | girls | 37 | #1947 |
| 1963 | boys | 97 | #773 |
| 1963 | girls | 59 | #1449 |
| 1962 | boys | 102 | #758 |
| 1962 | girls | 59 | #1444 |
| 1961 | boys | 88 | #813 |
| 1961 | girls | 96 | #1122 |
| 1960 | boys | 122 | #709 |
| 1960 | girls | 75 | #1266 |
| 1959 | boys | 130 | #669 |
| 1959 | girls | 93 | #1110 |
| 1958 | boys | 127 | #675 |
| 1958 | girls | 110 | #988 |
| 1957 | boys | 142 | #644 |
| 1957 | girls | 91 | #1096 |
| 1956 | boys | 168 | #587 |
| 1956 | girls | 85 | #1116 |
| 1955 | boys | 150 | #604 |
| 1955 | girls | 73 | #1167 |
| 1954 | boys | 148 | #609 |
| 1954 | girls | 69 | #1206 |
| 1953 | boys | 156 | #572 |
| 1953 | girls | 59 | #1261 |
| 1952 | boys | 178 | #523 |
| 1952 | girls | 48 | #1402 |
| 1951 | boys | 138 | #590 |
| 1951 | girls | 39 | #1505 |
| 1950 | boys | 138 | #578 |
| 1950 | girls | 36 | #1550 |
| 1949 | boys | 132 | #590 |
| 1949 | girls | 25 | #1917 |
| 1948 | boys | 129 | #587 |
| 1948 | girls | 24 | #1953 |
| 1947 | boys | 116 | #638 |
| 1947 | girls | 24 | #1993 |
| 1946 | boys | 105 | #626 |
| 1946 | girls | 19 | #2153 |
| 1945 | boys | 71 | #728 |
| 1945 | girls | 21 | #1825 |
| 1944 | boys | 87 | #664 |
| 1944 | girls | 16 | #2199 |
| 1943 | boys | 71 | #773 |
| 1943 | girls | 16 | #2251 |
| 1942 | boys | 103 | #620 |
| 1942 | girls | 26 | #1630 |
| 1941 | boys | 74 | #719 |
| 1941 | girls | 8 | #3252 |
| 1940 | boys | 84 | #659 |
| 1940 | girls | 19 | #1845 |
| 1939 | boys | 80 | #663 |
| 1939 | girls | 15 | #2125 |
| 1938 | boys | 78 | #683 |
| 1938 | girls | 19 | #1805 |
| 1937 | boys | 71 | #713 |
| 1937 | girls | 20 | #1735 |
| 1936 | boys | 75 | #685 |
| 1936 | girls | 25 | #1480 |
| 1935 | boys | 77 | #688 |
| 1935 | girls | 14 | #2206 |
| 1934 | boys | 63 | #779 |
| 1934 | girls | 7 | #3449 |
| 1933 | boys | 67 | #745 |
| 1933 | girls | 18 | #1835 |
| 1932 | boys | 69 | #756 |
| 1932 | girls | 22 | #1634 |
| 1931 | boys | 56 | #841 |
| 1931 | girls | 16 | #2024 |
| 1930 | boys | 65 | #802 |
| 1930 | girls | 11 | #2690 |
| 1929 | boys | 44 | #1026 |
| 1929 | girls | 22 | #1704 |
| 1928 | boys | 57 | #883 |
| 1928 | girls | 5 | #4725 |
| 1927 | boys | 52 | #964 |
| 1927 | girls | 7 | #3875 |
| 1926 | boys | 39 | #1144 |
| 1926 | girls | 11 | #2872 |
| 1925 | boys | 40 | #1108 |
| 1925 | girls | 14 | #2489 |
| 1924 | boys | 37 | #1187 |
| 1924 | girls | 9 | #3393 |
| 1923 | boys | 61 | #873 |
| 1923 | girls | 11 | #2917 |
| 1922 | boys | 37 | #1181 |
| 1922 | girls | 8 | #3655 |
| 1921 | boys | 32 | #1296 |
| 1921 | girls | 9 | #3400 |
| 1920 | boys | 37 | #1180 |
| 1920 | girls | 15 | #2357 |
| 1919 | boys | 28 | #1351 |
| 1919 | girls | 11 | #2813 |
| 1918 | boys | 34 | #1192 |
| 1918 | girls | 6 | #4291 |
| 1917 | boys | 37 | #1092 |
| 1917 | girls | 11 | #2693 |
| 1916 | boys | 35 | #1096 |
| 1916 | girls | 5 | #4417 |
| 1915 | boys | 28 | #1241 |
| 1915 | girls | 14 | #2143 |
| 1914 | boys | 18 | #1441 |
| 1914 | girls | 6 | #3188 |
| 1913 | boys | 24 | #1023 |
| 1913 | girls | 6 | #2827 |
| 1912 | boys | 22 | #970 |
| 1912 | girls | 5 | #2979 |
| 1911 | boys | 5 | #1740 |
| 1911 | girls | 5 | #2463 |
| 1910 | boys | 6 | #1421 |
| 1909 | boys | 6 | #1277 |
| 1908 | boys | 7 | #1113 |
| 1908 | girls | 9 | #1439 |
| 1907 | boys | 10 | #866 |
| 1906 | boys | 7 | #1004 |
| 1904 | boys | 5 | #1205 |
| 1903 | boys | 5 | #1130 |
| 1902 | boys | 9 | #794 |
| 1900 | boys | 7 | #1050 |
| 1898 | boys | 5 | #1121 |
| 1897 | boys | 8 | #787 |
| 1890 | boys | 6 | #884 |
| 1886 | boys | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | boys | 5 | #936 |
| 1882 | boys | 5 | #943 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.