Valen
Girl name · #5009 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 26 baby girls were named Valen, placing it at #5009 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8447, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Valen.
The 74-year story
Valen first appears in the Social Security records in 1951, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 26 babies and a rank of #4987. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Valen per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Valen in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Valen is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Valen will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Valen is most common
State-level data for Valen is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Valen
Statistically, parents drawn to Valen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Halen, Baylen, Aylen, Ailen, and Rylen.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Valen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5300 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5549 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5172 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9546 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6248 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7602 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8447 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10129 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13150 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16764 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9892 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13154 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9479 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11138 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13518 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Valen a popular girl name?
Valen ranked #5009 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8447.
When was the name Valen most popular?
Valen peaked in 2025, when 26 American girls received the name (ranked #4987 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Valen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Valen. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.