US rank #4816 Unisex name Peak 2024 232 births

Vallen — #4816 US boys' name

232 babies named Vallen in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s342010s1172020s81
#4816
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Vallen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

21 babies were named Vallen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vallen

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Vallen between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vallen currently holds the #4816 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Vallen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 62 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vallen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vallen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vallen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vallen 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 232 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.

Vallen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

232

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2024

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,816

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vallen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
21
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062002 5

Vallen popularity over time — girls

62 total births recorded since 1982 (Vallen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 62 births
468101214 20242022202120121998199419831982 7

Vallen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 50% of Vallen's all-time total
2000s342010s1172020s81

Vallen by state

Where Vallen concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vallen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Vallen's total US births 2.2%

5 of 232 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vallen?
232 babies have been named Vallen since 2002. It currently ranks #4816 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 21 births.
When was Vallen most popular?
Vallen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Vallen most popular?
The top states for the name Vallen are California (5 births).
Is Vallen a unisex name?
Yes, Vallen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 232 births, and as a girl's name it has 62 births.
How long has the name Vallen been used?
Vallen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vallen?
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, 2002–2024 (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.