How Many People Are Named Valyn?
An estimated 277 people in the United States have the first name Valyn. It is predominantly female (92.1%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Valyn peaked in popularity in 2024 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valyn 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 Valyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
277
About 1 in 1,237,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.1% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
24 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valyn
Valyn is predominantly female (92.1%), though 22 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Valyn as a male name
Ranked #8,244 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (10 births)
Valyn as a female name
Ranked #7,897 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (16 births)
Valyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valyn span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 123 babies were registered. While Valyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valyn by Decade
How has Valyn 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.
Valyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valyn
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valyn?
We estimate approximately 277 people named Valyn 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 1,237,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Valyn a common name?
Valyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valyn most popular?
Valyn reached peak popularity in 2024, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valyn is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valyn a female name?
Valyn is predominantly female. 92.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valyn Smith, Valyn Johnson, Valyn 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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