Unisex name · since 1988
Valor
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,492 babies named Valor, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,254 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,492
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,492 babies have been named Valor since 1988, making it today's #1254 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valor has been recorded 1,492 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #1254 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,254 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,492 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valor ranks #3,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,254 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,492 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,254 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,492
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Valor's 1,492 recorded births place it above 91.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Valor compares
1,492 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Valor's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,492 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Valor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valor's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 159, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Valor popularity over time - girls
188 total births recorded since 2012 (Valor as girls' name)
Valor by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (748 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Valor's strongest decade.
748 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Valor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
637 births
- 2020s
2020s
748 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 748 births (50% of all-time use).
How Valor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Valor's total volume
Valor by state
Where Valor concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 154 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 131 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 67 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 50 | 3.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.5% |
154 of 1,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Valor appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valor's data
- Texas records the most Valors (154 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 Valor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Valor 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.