Unisex name · since 2002
Vallen
Vallen has 248 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 248
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vallen is the #5780 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 248 recorded since 2002.
Vallen has 248 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5780 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #11,722 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,780 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 248 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vallen ranks #11,722 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,780 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 248 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 248
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vallen's 248 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vallen compares
248 42nd 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
Vallen's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vallen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 248 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vallen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vallen splits its recorded history at 2015: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vallen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Vallen popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1982 (Vallen as girls' name)
Vallen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Vallen's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Vallen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (47% of all-time use).
Vallen by state
Where Vallen concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 248 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vallen's data
- Vallen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vallens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vallen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Vallen 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.