US rank #9087 Boys' name Peak 2012 207 births

Valiant — #9087 US boys' name

207 babies named Valiant in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s181950s361960s321970s52000s302010s522020s34
#9087
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Valiant was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

12 babies were named Valiant in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valiant

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Valiant between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valiant currently holds the #9087 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valiant performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Valiant shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valiant 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 207 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.

Valiant at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

207

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2012

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,087

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valiant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
12
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Valiant by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
52 births that decade — 25% of Valiant's all-time total
1940s181950s361960s321970s52000s302010s522020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valiant?
207 babies have been named Valiant since 1947. It currently ranks #9087 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 12 births.
When was Valiant most popular?
Valiant was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Valiant been used?
Valiant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valiant?
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.

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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, 1947–2024 (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.