How Many People Are Named Vale?
people named Vale are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 689,082 people in the US has this name
Based on 539 babies named Vale in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
55 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word meaning "wide river valley".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Vale, 66.6% were girls and 33.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Vale fell from 75.5% in the 2010s to 63.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vale alive today is about 10 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vale first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 2015, to 55 babies. In 2025, 29 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vale has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,320, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #8,321. Among boys, its best rank was #3,380, in 1925.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,321 | #5,829 |
| Best rank | #3,320 (2016) | #3,380 (1925) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,248 in the 2010s | #7,008 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vale alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vale were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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