Recorded 2002–2021 Boys' name Peak 2006 133 births

Valin — boys' name

133 babies named Valin in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s722010s562020s5
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Valin was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

21 babies were named Valin in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valin

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Valin between 2002 and 2021, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Valin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Valin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valin 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 133 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.

Valin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

133

Since 2002

20 years of records

Peak year

2006

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2002

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2021

Valin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2002

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
21
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 20212015201320112009200720052002 7

Valin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1984 (Valin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1984 5

Valin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 54% of Valin's all-time total
2000s722010s562020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valin?
133 babies have been named Valin since 2002. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 21 births.
When was Valin most popular?
Valin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Valin been used?
Valin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 20 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Valin?
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, 2002–2021 (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.