US rank #7706 Unisex name Peak 2021 258 births

Valyn — #7706 US unisex name

258 babies named Valyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s172000s402010s1172020s67
#7706
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Valyn was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

16 babies were named Valyn in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Valyn between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valyn currently holds the #7706 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Valyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 22 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Valyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valyn 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 258 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.

Valyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

258

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2021

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,706

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122007199919841983 5

Valyn popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 2017 (Valyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
567891011 202420222017 6

Valyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 45% of Valyn's all-time total
1980s171990s172000s402010s1172020s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valyn?
258 babies have been named Valyn since 1983. It currently ranks #7706 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 16 births.
When was Valyn most popular?
Valyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Valyn a unisex name?
Yes, Valyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 258 births, and as a boy's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Valyn been used?
Valyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valyn?
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.

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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, 1983–2024 (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.