Vale Boy & girl
How popular is Vale?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Vale in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
498living people named Vale (est.)
8median age of people named Vale
539babies named Vale since 1880
1 in 114,322US babies born in 2025
Vale popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▼ 1244 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls, 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,533 in 2015, #4,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (49 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,280 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 28% boys, 72% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Vale counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Vail family of names ranked #3,033 for girls in 2025 (#2,555 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vail | 19 | 59% |
| Vale | 13 | 41% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Vale by decade
Girl names about as popular as Vale
Questions
- Is Vale a boy or girl name?
- Vale is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 28% of babies named Vale were boys and 72% were girls.
- How popular is the name Vale?
- 13 baby girls were named Vale in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
- When was Vale most popular?
- Vale peaked in 2016, when 49 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,280 in 2016.
- How many people are named Vale?
- 539 babies have been named Vale in the US since 1880. We estimate about 498 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.