How Many People Are Named Valen?
An estimated 1,720 people in the United States have the first name Valen. It is used for both genders, with 72.4% male. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Valen peaked in popularity in 2023 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valen 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 Valen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Valen has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Valen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,720
About 1 in 199,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
72.4% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2023
124 births
Total Registered
1,747
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valen
Valen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (72.4%) and females (27.6%). Out of 1,747 total births registered, 1,265 were male and 482 were female.
Valen as a male name
Ranked #1,704 in 2024
98 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (102 births)
Valen as a female name
Ranked #5,409 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (25 births)
Valen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valen span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 660 babies were registered. While Valen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valen by Decade
How has Valen 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.
Valen by State
Birth registrations for Valen span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Minnesota, Illinois. On average, about 30 Valens were registered per state.
Valen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valen
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valen?
We estimate approximately 1,720 people named Valen 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 199,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Valen a common name?
Valen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,747 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valen most popular?
Valen reached peak popularity in 2023, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valen is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valen a male name?
Valen is predominantly male. 72.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valen Smith, Valen Johnson, Valen 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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