How Many People Are Named Vale?
An estimated 468 people in the United States have the first name Vale. It is used for both genders, with 64.1% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Vale peaked in popularity in 2015 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vale as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vale paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
468
About 1 in 732,381 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
64.1% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2015
55 births
Total Registered
510
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vale
Vale is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.9%) and females (64.1%). Out of 510 total births registered, 183 were male and 327 were female.
Vale as a male name
Ranked #8,243 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (14 births)
Vale as a female name
Ranked #6,886 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (49 births)
Vale: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vale span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 269 babies were registered. While Vale is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vale by Decade
How has Vale tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vale by State
Vale + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vale as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vale
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vale: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vale?
We estimate approximately 468 people named Vale are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 732,381 Americans share this first name.
Is Vale a common name?
Vale is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 510 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vale most popular?
Vale reached peak popularity in 2015, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vale is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vale a female name?
Vale is predominantly female. 64.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vale Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vale Smith, Vale Johnson, Vale Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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