Girls' name · since 1910
Valene
Valene has 901 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 901
- born since 1910
- 1980s
- peak decade
Valene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 901 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valene has been recorded 901 times among girls since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2015.
- #8,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 901 born since 1910
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valene ranks #8,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 901 born since 1910, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 901
- born since 1910
- 1980s
- peak decade
Valene's 901 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Valene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valene splits its recorded history at 1957: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2015
- Peak year (1983)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Valene by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (369 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Valene's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Valene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 53
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 88
1930s
88 births
- 1940s 91
1940s
91 births
- 1950s 116
1950s
116 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
369 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 369 births (41% of all-time use).
How Valene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valene's total volume
Valene by state
Where Valene concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| 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% |
42 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Valene's data
- Valene's decade-level peak was the 1980s (369 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Valenes (42 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 Valene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1910–2015 (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 Valene 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.