Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Valor

Gender Unisex · 11% girls Rank 2025 #1,254 Trend ↑ Rising 25%
Rank 2025
#1,254
among boys · ↑216 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
180
named Valor · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,743
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
180 babies
All-time total
1,680
#3,972 all-time among boys
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Valor popularity over time

1,680 babies have been named Valor since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #8,441
1990s – 12 12 1 +140% #8,816
2000s – 90 90 9 +650% #5,475
2010s 79 637 716 72 +696% #1,616
2020s (to 2025) 109 748 857 143 +99% #1,254

Where Valor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 166 0.10 outside top 500
2027 173 0.10 outside top 500
2028 178 0.10 outside top 500
2029 183 0.11 outside top 500
2030 187 0.11 outside top 500

Where Valor is most popular

Boys named Valor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, Kansas, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Valor born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Tennessee 30 0.166 +134%
Kansas 11 0.160 +126%
Indiana 19 0.118 +67%
Colorado 15 0.116 +63%
Georgia 21 0.083 +17%
Arkansas 5 0.079 +11%
Texas 66 0.075 +5%
North Carolina 16 0.063 -12%
Pennsylvania 16 0.060 -15%
California 51 0.056 -22%
Alabama 6 0.055 -23%
Utah 5 0.052 -26%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -32%
Florida 20 0.042 -41%
Ohio 11 0.042 -42%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -43%
Missouri 5 0.036 -49%
Illinois 8 0.031 -56%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Valor

Valor is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,254 in 2025 with 159 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 1,680 American babies have been named Valor, about 89% boys and 11% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 180 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valor stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valor?

The median living Valor is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 1,700 people named Valor are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #5,900 159 #1,254
2024 15 #7,574 124 #1,470
2023 18 #6,660 123 #1,470
2022 20 #6,207 96 #1,748
2021 16 #7,239 112 #1,564
2020 19 #6,304 134 #1,342
2019 13 #8,573 101 #1,633
2018 10 #10,507 102 #1,616
2017 12 #9,309 94 #1,694
2016 14 #8,364 91 #1,723
2015 6 #16,287 78 #1,890
2014 12 #9,487 53 #2,427
2013 5 #19,114 43 #2,760
2012 7 #14,881 42 #2,864
2011 – – 18 #5,183
2010 – – 15 #6,016
2009 – – 13 #6,784
2008 – – 17 #5,475
2007 – – 5 #14,280
2006 – – 7 #10,599
2005 – – 12 #6,609
2004 – – 8 #8,874
2003 – – 10 #7,216
2002 – – 10 #7,009
2001 – – – –
2000 – – 8 #8,166
1995 – – 6 #8,816
1990 – – – –
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1980 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valor?

The median living Valor is about 5 years old. Half of all living Valors are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Valor are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Valor are alive in the United States, based on 1,680 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Valor in 2025?

Valor ranked #1,254 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 159 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valor?

1,680 babies have been named Valor in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valor most popular?

Valor peaked in 2025, when 180 newborns received the name.

Is Valor a boy or girl name?

Valor is used for both: about 11% of babies named Valor have been girls and 89% boys.

Is the name Valor rising or falling?

Valor is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Valor become more popular?

Valor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 187 boys named Valor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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