Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- Power
- Norse
- Mother of the Skraeling children
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Val
Pronunciation
val
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1952 (rank #522, 179 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4539, 22 births)
- Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #988, 110 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | 6 |
| 2023 | 19 | 6 |
| 2022 | 16 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data