Val

Unisex

Val has been given to 7,406 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1956.

Meaning & origin /væl/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,406

Peak year

1956 (253 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▲ +69%

Gender split

24% girls / 76% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Val.

7,398 babies since 1925

7,357 babies since 1926

7,313 babies since 1912

7,307 babies since 1912

7,516 babies since 1932

7,540 babies since 1900

7,556 babies since 1916

7,192 babies since 1912

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