Girls' name · since 1929

Valoy

Valoy has 11 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

11
total births
1929–1945
years on record
1920s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

Valoy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1929.

Valoy has 11 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1945.

  • 11 total births
  • 1929–1945 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

11 girls have been named Valoy since 1929, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1945.

11
total births
1929–1945
years on record
1920s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Valoy was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

6 babies were named Valoy in 1929 - its busiest year on record.

Valoy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Valoy's SSA record in two at 1945 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Valoy at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

11

Since 1929

17 years of records

Peak year

1929

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1929

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1945

Valoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1945

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1929)
6
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19291945 5

Valoy by decade

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

1920s was Valoy's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Valoy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valoy?
11 babies have been named Valoy since 1929. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1929 with 6 births.
When was Valoy most popular?
Valoy was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Valoy been used?
Valoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 17 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Valoy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Valoy's data

  • Valoy's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- 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.

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, 1929–1945 (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. "Valoy: Baby Name Since 1929 - 11 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/valoy. 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 Valoy 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.