Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Val

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Val
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1952

Peak rank proxy

178

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1882Peak 19522024

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

90.4%

2024

All-time

5,634

Val is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1952, when 178 boys were named Val.

In 2024, only 17 boys were given the name.

All told, about 5,634 Americans have been named Val and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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