How Many People Are Named Valen?
people named Valen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 184,151 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,880 babies named Valen in Social Security records from 1951 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
131 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Valen, 26.9% were girls and 73.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Valen fell from 85.1% in the 1980s to 18.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Valen alive today is about 13 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Valen first appears in the records in 1951, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 131 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1951 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Valen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,619, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1,619. Among girls, its best rank was #4,280, in 1983.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,619 | #5,087 |
| Best rank | #1,619 (2025) | #4,280 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,803 in the 2020s | #8,538 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Valen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Valen were born in California than in any other state: about 164 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Valen was given 3 times as often in California and 2.5 times in Texas.
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