Total births
21
Boys' name · since 2005
Valo
Valo has 21 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Valo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 2005.
Valo has 21 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- 21 total births
- 2005–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 boys have been named Valo since 2005, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 21
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Valo was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
6 babies were named Valo in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Valo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valo's full recorded timeline at 2023, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valo at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Valo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Valo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Valo's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Valo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Valo? ▼
21 babies have been named Valo since 2005. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Valo most popular? ▼
Valo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Valo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Valo since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Valo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valentino, Valentin, Valentine, Val, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Valo's data
- Valo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Valo
Nearby Names Like Valo
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Valo
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Valentine Boy
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Val Boy
#5457 5,657 births
Valente Boy
#3907 1,930 births
Compare Valo side by side: Valo vs Valentino Valo vs Valentin Valo vs Valentine
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Valo: Baby Name Since 2005 - 21 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Valo 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 June 2026.