Recorded 2000–2007 Boys' name Peak 2000 28 births

Valek — boys' name

28 babies named Valek in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s28
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Valek was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Valek in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valek

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Valek between 2000 and 2007, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valek performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valek in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Valek at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

28

Since 2000

8 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

2000

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2007

Valek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2000

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 2007200520022000 8

Valek by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
28 births that decade — 100% of Valek's all-time total
2000s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valek?
28 babies have been named Valek since 2000. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Valek most popular?
Valek was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Valek been used?
Valek has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 8 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Valek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentin, Valentino, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.