Unisex name · since 1917
Vale
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 340 babies named Vale, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vale currently ranks #7929 among unisex names in America, with 340 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Vale recorded 340 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #7929 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #14,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,929 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 340 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vale ranks #14,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,929 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 340 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 340
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vale's 340 recorded births place it above 79.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vale compares
340 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vale's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vale | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 340 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vale's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vale popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Vale popularity over time - boys
199 total births recorded since 1917 (Vale as boys' name)
Vale by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (203 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Vale's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Vale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (60% of all-time use).
Vale by state
Where Vale concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 3.2% |
11 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Vale's data
- Vale's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vales (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vale draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.