Boys' name · since 1947
Valiant
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Valiant, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Valiant currently ranks #8343 among boys' names in America, with 216 babies recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Valiant recorded 216 times among boys since 1947, holding rank #8343 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #12,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,343 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 216 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valiant ranks #12,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,343 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 216 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Valiant's 216 recorded births place it above 72.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Valiant compares
216 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valiant's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valiant | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Valiant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valiant splits its recorded history at 2003: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valiant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Valiant by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (52 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Valiant's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Valiant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Valiant's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valiant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Valiant 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.