How Many People Are Named Valiant?
An estimated 184 people in the United States have the first name Valiant. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Valiant peaked in popularity in 2012 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valiant 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 Valiant paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
184
About 1 in 1,862,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2012
12 births
Total Registered
207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valiant
Valiant is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 207 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Valiant as a male name
Ranked #9,778 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (12 births)
Valiant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valiant span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 52 babies were registered. While Valiant is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valiant by Decade
How has Valiant 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.
Valiant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valiant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valiant
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valiant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valiant?
We estimate approximately 184 people named Valiant 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 1,862,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Valiant a common name?
Valiant is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valiant most popular?
Valiant reached peak popularity in 2012, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valiant is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valiant a male name?
Valiant is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valiant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valiant Smith, Valiant Johnson, Valiant 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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