Valley*
#7,388 most common girls' name of all time · #12,389 across all names · 6% male / 94% female · used 1888–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#7,388
Rank overall
#12,389 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
54 of 146
All-time
935
Since 2016
602
Peak year
2025 #1,130
Best rank
#1,130 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 213/yr
Valley first appears in 1888. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 6 | 213 | #1,130 |
| 2024 | 144 | 7 | 151 | #1,507 |
| 2023 | 69 | — | 69 | #2,557 |
| 2022 | 43 | — | 43 | #3,600 |
| 2021 | 45 | — | 45 | #3,439 |
| 2020 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,868 |
| 2019 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,716 |
| 2018 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,170 |
| 2017 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,111 |
| 2016 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,620 |
| 2015 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,043 |
| 2014 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,162 |
| 2013 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,040 |
| 2012 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,021 |
| 2010 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,255 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,714 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,140 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,505 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,751 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,157 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,879 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,945 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,359 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,190 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,449 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,216 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,803 |
| 1941 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1940 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,004 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,351 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,975 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,303 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,429 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,188 |
| 1928 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #4,272 |
| 1927 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #4,357 |
| 1924 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,046 |
| 1922 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #2,660 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | 12 | #2,824 |
| 1920 | 12 | 5 | 17 | #2,764 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,062 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,362 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,947 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,990 |
| 1914 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,057 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | 7 | #2,004 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,297 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,952 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,573 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,426 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | 5 | #1,783 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | 7 | #1,134 |