Valen is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Valen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,619 among boys (105) and #5,088 among girls (26) — overall #2,957 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | 131 | #5,088 | #1,619 |
| 2024 | 124 | 124 | #5,430 | #1,684 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | #5,735 | #1,680 |
| 2022 | 108 | 108 | #5,295 | #1,906 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | #7,237 | #1,960 |
| 2020 | 77 | 77 | #10,197 | #2,111 |
| 2019 | 90 | 90 | #5,971 | #2,109 |
| 2018 | 93 | 93 | #6,502 | #1,992 |
| 2017 | 89 | 89 | #7,422 | #1,974 |
| 2016 | 79 | 79 | #7,958 | #2,164 |
| 2015 | 62 | 62 | #8,909 | #2,562 |
| 2014 | 64 | 64 | #10,901 | #2,399 |
| 2013 | 46 | 46 | #14,502 | #2,951 |
| 2012 | 63 | 63 | #8,193 | #2,592 |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | #19,416 | #3,788 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | #12,214 | #3,447 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #13,626 | #3,159 |
| 2008 | 34 | 34 | #13,751 | #4,033 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,119 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,667 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,320 |
| 2004 | 28 | 28 | #10,648 | #4,782 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,803 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #15,311 | #5,119 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #13,446 | #5,653 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #14,944 | #5,566 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #10,306 | #7,100 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #12,376 | #6,289 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,627 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #15,783 | #7,101 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #11,733 | #7,758 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #8,771 | #8,752 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #10,557 | #7,590 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #10,440 | #5,634 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | #6,240 | #8,193 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #9,213 | — |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #5,278 | #9,161 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #6,269 | #7,225 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #11,255 | #8,085 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,534 | — |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #6,021 | — |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,733 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,281 | — |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,937 | — |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #6,308 | #6,226 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,597 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #5,368 | — |