Valen Boy
How popular is Valen?
#1,609 boy name in 2025
105 baby boys were named Valen in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name. Another 26 girls got the name (#4,986 for girls).
Valen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,609 for boys (▲ 64 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 105 boys, 26 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+114% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,527 in 2015, #2,094 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (105 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,609 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 81% boys, 19% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Valen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Valen family of names ranked #1,208 for boys in 2025 (#1,210 the year before), with 136 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Valen | 105 | 77% |
| Vallen | 16 | 12% |
| Vaylen | 15 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Valen is most popular
Babies named Valen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Valen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1980s | 22 | #5,466 |
| 1990s | 74 | #5,228 |
| 2000s | 205 | #3,104 |
| 2010s | 530 | #1,958 |
| 2020s | 534 | #1,609 |
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Questions
- Is Valen a boy or girl name?
- Valen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 81% of babies named Valen were boys.
- How popular is the name Valen?
- 105 baby boys were named Valen in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name. Another 26 girls got the name (#4,986 for girls).
- When was Valen most popular?
- Valen peaked in 2025, when 105 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,609 in 2025.
- How many people are named Valen?
- 1,880 babies have been named Valen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,859 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Valen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Valen was most common in Minnesota, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.