Unisex name · since 1888
Valley
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 879 babies named Valley, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,130 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 879
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
879 babies have been named Valley since 1888, making it today's #1130 unisex name.
Valley has 879 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1130 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #8,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,130 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 879 born since 1888
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valley ranks #8,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,130 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 879 born since 1888, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,130 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 879
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
Valley's 879 recorded births place it above 88.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Valley compares
879 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Valley's all-time total is 134% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 879 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valley splits its recorded history at 1954: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 207 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Valley popularity over time - boys
56 total births recorded since 1914 (Valley as boys' name)
Valley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (528 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Valley's strongest decade.
528 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Valley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s 44
1910s
44 births
- 1920s 63
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 105
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
528 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 528 births (60% of all-time use).
How Valley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valley's total volume
Valley by state
Where Valley concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 26 | 3.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 22 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Utah | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.7% |
41 of 879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Valley appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Valleys (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Valley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Valley 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.