Valor*
#3,488 most common boys' name of all time · #8,510 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1988–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#3,488
Rank overall
#8,510 of 105,966
First appeared
1988
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
1,680
Since 2016
1,294
Peak year
2025 #1,255
Best rank
#1,255 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 180/yr
Valor first appears in 1988. 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 | 21 | 159 | 180 | #1,255 |
| 2024 | 15 | 124 | 139 | #1,466 |
| 2023 | 18 | 123 | 141 | #1,471 |
| 2022 | 20 | 96 | 116 | #1,746 |
| 2021 | 16 | 112 | 128 | #1,560 |
| 2020 | 19 | 134 | 153 | #1,340 |
| 2019 | 13 | 101 | 114 | #1,628 |
| 2018 | 10 | 102 | 112 | #1,614 |
| 2017 | 12 | 94 | 106 | #1,690 |
| 2016 | 14 | 91 | 105 | #1,721 |
| 2015 | 6 | 78 | 84 | #1,891 |
| 2014 | 12 | 53 | 65 | #2,420 |
| 2013 | 5 | 43 | 48 | #2,747 |
| 2012 | 7 | 42 | 49 | #2,855 |
| 2011 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,122 |
| 2010 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,918 |
| 2009 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,635 |
| 2008 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,384 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,104 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,089 |
| 2005 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,475 |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,544 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,053 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,846 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,891 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,154 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,510 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,478 |