How Many People Are Named Valin?
An estimated 136 people in the United States have the first name Valin. It is predominantly male (96.4%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Valin peaked in popularity in 2006 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valin 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 Valin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
136
About 1 in 2,520,252 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.4% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
21 births
Total Registered
138
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valin
Valin is predominantly male (96.4%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Valin as a male name
Ranked #13,925 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2006 (21 births)
Valin as a female name
Ranked #12,112 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1984 (5 births)
Valin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valin span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 72 babies were registered. Valin has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valin by Decade
How has Valin 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.
Valin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valin
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valin?
We estimate approximately 136 people named Valin 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 2,520,252 Americans share this first name.
Is Valin a common name?
Valin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 138 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valin most popular?
Valin reached peak popularity in 2006, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valin is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valin a male name?
Valin is predominantly male. 96.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valin Smith, Valin Johnson, Valin 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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