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Valen

Unisex

Meaning of Valen: Latin: 'strong'

Valen is a unisex name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1404th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1404

131 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,880

First recorded 1951 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 21 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 34 babies2009: 45 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 63 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 64 babies2015: 62 babies2016: 79 babies2017: 89 babies2018: 93 babies2019: 90 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 93 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 124 babies2024: 124 babies2025: 131 babies
US babies named Valen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 131.

Gender split

73% boys · 27% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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