Recorded 1952–2023 Unisex name Peak 2020 141 births

Vali — unisex name

141 babies named Vali in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s641960s382010s102020s29
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Vali was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

11 babies were named Vali in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vali

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Vali between 1952 and 2023, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vali currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Vali is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 44 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vali performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vali shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vali 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 141 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.

Vali at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

141

Since 1952

72 years of records

Peak year

2020

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1952

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vali popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1952

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
11
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
4681012 2023201919661961195819551952 7

Vali popularity over time — boys

44 total births recorded since 2014 (Vali as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 44 births
4681012 202320222021202020152014 5

Vali by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
64 births that decade — 45% of Vali's all-time total
1950s641960s382010s102020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vali?
141 babies have been named Vali since 1952. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 11 births.
When was Vali most popular?
Vali was most popular in the 1950s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Vali a unisex name?
Yes, Vali is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 141 births, and as a boy's name it has 44 births.
How long has the name Vali been used?
Vali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 72 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vali?
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.

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, 1952–2023 (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.