Valor

VA-ler /ˈvælɚ/
boy 2 syllables trending up

Valor is a rare variant of Valery that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.

Valor is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,254 among boys (159) and #5,900 among girls (21) — overall #2,377 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Valor

PronunciationVA-ler /ˈvælɚ/
#5,900among girls 2025
#1,254among boys 2025
#737unisex rank 2025
#2,377among all names 2025
21girls 2025
159boys 2025

Names similar to Valor

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How popular is Valor?

Boys named Valor 159 in 2025
198819902000201020202025
Boys named Valor per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1988–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Valor 21 in 2025
2012201520202025
Girls named Valor per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1988–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Valor total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025180180#5,900#1,254
2024139139#7,574#1,470
2023141141#6,660#1,470
2022116116#6,207#1,748
2021128128#7,239#1,564
2020153153#6,304#1,342
2019114114#8,573#1,633
2018112112#10,507#1,616
2017106106#9,309#1,694
2016105105#8,364#1,723
20158484#16,287#1,890
20146565#9,487#2,427
20134848#19,114#2,760
20124949#14,881#2,864
20111818—#5,183
20101515—#6,016
20091313—#6,784
20081717—#5,475
200755—#14,280
200677—#10,599
20051212—#6,609
200488—#8,874
20031010—#7,216
20021010—#7,009
200088—#8,166
199866—#9,587
19956——#8,816
19885——#8,441
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