Unisex name · since 1917
Valjean
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 425 babies named Valjean, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valjean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 425 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valjean has been recorded 425 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1964.
- #13,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 425 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valjean ranks #13,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 425 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Valjean's 425 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Valjean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valjean splits its recorded history at 1942: 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 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valjean popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1964
- Peak year (1953)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Valjean popularity over time - boys
39 total births recorded since 1921 (Valjean as boys' name)
Valjean by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (114 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Valjean's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Valjean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 114 births (27% of all-time use).
Valjean by state
Where Valjean concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 8.0% |
34 of 425 births nationwide.
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- Valjean's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 1960s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Valjeans (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valjean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1917–1964 (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 Valjean 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.