Recorded 1910–2015 Girls' name Peak 1983 901 births

Valene — girls' name

901 babies named Valene in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s531930s881940s911950s1161960s711970s151980s3691990s732000s102010s5
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Valene was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

64 babies were named Valene in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valene

The Social Security Administration has registered 901 babies named Valene between 1910 and 2015, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valene performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 369 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Valene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Valene in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valene 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 901 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.

Valene at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

901

Since 1910

106 years of records

Peak year

1983

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1910

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2015

Valene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1910

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1983)
64
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Valene by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
369 births that decade — 41% of Valene's all-time total
1910s101920s531930s881940s911950s1161960s711970s151980s3691990s732000s102010s5

Valene by state

Where Valene concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Valene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 4.7%
#2 New York
30 3.3%
#3 Utah
22 2.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
16 1.8%
#5 Texas
11 1.2%
#6 Colorado
5 0.6%
California share of Valene's total US births 4.7%
Even split

42 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valene?
901 babies have been named Valene since 1910. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1983 with 64 births.
When was Valene most popular?
Valene was most popular in the 1980s decade with 369 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Valene most popular?
The top states for the name Valene are California (42 births), New York (30 births), Utah (22 births).
How long has the name Valene been used?
Valene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 106 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Valene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1910–2015 (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.