Recorded 1925–1957 Unisex name Peak 1931 177 births

Valgene — boys' name

177 babies named Valgene in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s271930s881940s441950s18
1930s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Valgene was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

14 babies were named Valgene in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valgene

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Valgene between 1925 and 1957, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valgene currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Valgene is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1924.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valgene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Valgene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valgene 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 177 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.

Valgene at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

177

Since 1925

33 years of records

Peak year

1931

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1925

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1957

Valgene popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1925

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1931)
14
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
46810121416 195719481942193919361933193019271925 8

Valgene popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1924 (Valgene as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19331924 6

Valgene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
88 births that decade — 50% of Valgene's all-time total
1920s271930s881940s441950s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valgene?
177 babies have been named Valgene since 1925. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1931 with 14 births.
When was Valgene most popular?
Valgene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Is Valgene a unisex name?
Yes, Valgene is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 177 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Valgene been used?
Valgene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 33 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Valgene?
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, 1925–1957 (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.