How Many People Are Named Valene?
An estimated 640 people in the United States have the first name Valene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Valene peaked in popularity in 1983 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valene 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 Valene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
640
About 1 in 535,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1983
64 births
Total Registered
901
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valene
Valene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 901 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valene as a female name
Ranked #18,926 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1983 (64 births)
Valene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valene span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 369 babies were registered. Valene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valene by Decade
How has Valene 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.
Valene by State
Birth registrations for Valene span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Utah. The lowest are in Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania. On average, about 21 Valenes were registered per state.
Valene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valene?
We estimate approximately 640 people named Valene 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 535,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Valene a common name?
Valene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 901 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valene most popular?
Valene reached peak popularity in 1983, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valene is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valene a female name?
Valene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valene Smith, Valene Johnson, Valene 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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