How Many People Are Named Valley?
An estimated 493 people in the United States have the first name Valley. It is predominantly female (93.0%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Valley peaked in popularity in 2024 with 149 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valley 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 Valley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
493
About 1 in 695,242 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
149 births
Total Registered
718
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valley
Valley is predominantly female (93.0%), though 50 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Valley as a male name
Ranked #10,796 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (9 births)
Valley as a female name
Ranked #1,520 in 2024
142 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (142 births)
Valley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valley span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 325 babies were registered. Valley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Valley by Decade
How has Valley 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.
Valley by State
Birth registrations for Valley span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana. On average, about 9 Valleys were registered per state.
Valley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valley
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valley?
We estimate approximately 493 people named Valley 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 695,242 Americans share this first name.
Is Valley a common name?
Valley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 718 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valley most popular?
Valley reached peak popularity in 2024, when 149 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valley is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valley a female name?
Valley is predominantly female. 93.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valley Smith, Valley Johnson, Valley 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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