Valgene*
#12,051 most common boys' name of all time · #30,891 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1924–1957 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#12,051
Rank overall
#30,891 of 105,966
First appeared
1924
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
188
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1931 #2,100
Best rank
#1,962 1936
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Valgene first appears in 1924. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1955 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,243 |
| 1953 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,086 |
| 1948 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,599 |
| 1945 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,287 |
| 1944 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,090 |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,975 |
| 1941 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,481 |
| 1940 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,473 |
| 1939 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,898 |
| 1938 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,158 |
| 1937 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,676 |
| 1936 | — | 14 | 14 | #1,962 |
| 1935 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,714 |
| 1934 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,558 |
| 1933 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #3,612 |
| 1932 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,346 |
| 1931 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,100 |
| 1930 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,572 |
| 1929 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1928 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,100 |
| 1927 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,761 |
| 1925 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,400 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | 6 | — |