Girls' name · since 1935
Valeen
Valeen has 140 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Valeen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 140 recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Valeen recorded 140 times among girls since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1997.
- #23,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1935
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valeen ranks #23,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1935, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1935
- 1980s
- peak decade
Valeen's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Valeen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valeen's full recorded timeline at 1983, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valeen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1997
- Peak year (1982)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Valeen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (99 births, 71% of the file).
1980s was Valeen's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Valeen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 99 births (71% of all-time use).
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What to do with Valeen's data
- Valeen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Valeen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1935–1997 (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 Valeen 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.