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01 / Meaning & origin
Val is a unisex given name documented in English, French and Danish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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United States, 2025: 22 boys (rank 4539). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Val
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | 5 | 943 | observed |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | 5 | 936 | observed |
| 1886 | 5 | 959 | observed |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 6 | 884 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 8 | 787 | observed |
| 1898 | 5 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 7 | 1,050 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 9 | 794 | observed |
| 1903 | 5 | 1,130 | observed |
| 1904 | 5 | 1,205 | observed |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1907 | 10 | 866 | observed |
| 1908 | 7 | 1,113 | observed |
| 1909 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | 5 | 1,740 | observed |
| 1912 | 22 | 970 | observed |
| 1913 | 24 | 1,023 | observed |
| 1914 | 18 | 1,441 | observed |
| 1915 | 28 | 1,241 | observed |
| 1916 | 35 | 1,096 | observed |
| 1917 | 37 | 1,092 | observed |
| 1918 | 34 | 1,192 | observed |
| 1919 | 28 | 1,351 | observed |
| 1920 | 37 | 1,180 | observed |
| 1921 | 32 | 1,296 | observed |
| 1922 | 37 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1923 | 61 | 873 | observed |
| 1924 | 37 | 1,187 | observed |
| 1925 | 40 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1926 | 39 | 1,144 | observed |
| 1927 | 52 | 964 | observed |
| 1928 | 57 | 883 | observed |
| 1929 | 44 | 1,026 | observed |
| 1930 | 65 | 802 | observed |
| 1931 | 56 | 841 | observed |
| 1932 | 69 | 756 | observed |
| 1933 | 67 | 745 | observed |
| 1934 | 63 | 779 | observed |
| 1935 | 77 | 688 | observed |
| 1936 | 75 | 685 | observed |
| 1937 | 71 | 713 | observed |
| 1938 | 78 | 683 | observed |
| 1939 | 80 | 663 | observed |
| 1940 | 84 | 659 | observed |
| 1941 | 74 | 719 | observed |
| 1942 | 103 | 620 | observed |
| 1943 | 71 | 773 | observed |
| 1944 | 87 | 664 | observed |
| 1945 | 71 | 728 | observed |
| 1946 | 105 | 626 | observed |
| 1947 | 116 | 638 | observed |
| 1948 | 129 | 587 | observed |
| 1949 | 132 | 590 | observed |
| 1950 | 138 | 578 | observed |
| 1951 | 138 | 590 | observed |
| 1952 | 178 | 523 | observed |
| 1953 | 156 | 572 | observed |
| 1954 | 148 | 609 | observed |
| 1955 | 150 | 604 | observed |
| 1956 | 168 | 587 | observed |
| 1957 | 142 | 644 | observed |
| 1958 | 127 | 675 | observed |
| 1959 | 130 | 669 | observed |
| 1960 | 122 | 709 | observed |
| 1961 | 88 | 813 | observed |
| 1962 | 102 | 758 | observed |
| 1963 | 97 | 773 | observed |
| 1964 | 77 | 867 | observed |
| 1965 | 73 | 859 | observed |
| 1966 | 64 | 901 | observed |
| 1967 | 68 | 867 | observed |
| 1968 | 48 | 1,068 | observed |
| 1969 | 62 | 972 | observed |
| 1970 | 58 | 1,070 | observed |
| 1971 | 52 | 1,138 | observed |
| 1972 | 41 | 1,307 | observed |
| 1973 | 41 | 1,294 | observed |
| 1974 | 36 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1975 | 27 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1976 | 16 | 2,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 36 | 1,546 | observed |
| 1978 | 21 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1979 | 28 | 1,903 | observed |
| 1980 | 23 | 2,213 | observed |
| 1981 | 26 | 2,038 | observed |
| 1982 | 14 | 3,108 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 4,141 | observed |
| 1984 | 15 | 2,956 | observed |
| 1985 | 16 | 2,942 | observed |
| 1986 | 14 | 3,268 | observed |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,573 | observed |
| 1988 | 7 | 5,751 | observed |
| 1989 | 14 | 3,809 | observed |
| 1990 | 16 | 3,607 | observed |
| 1991 | 14 | 4,005 | observed |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,327 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 5,002 | observed |
| 1994 | 16 | 3,911 | observed |
| 1995 | 9 | 5,928 | observed |
| 1996 | 14 | 4,396 | observed |
| 1997 | 17 | 3,877 | observed |
| 1998 | 27 | 2,926 | observed |
| 1999 | 14 | 4,762 | observed |
| 2000 | 21 | 3,764 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 5,667 | observed |
| 2002 | 14 | 5,131 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 5,558 | observed |
| 2004 | 12 | 6,138 | observed |
| 2005 | 13 | 5,875 | observed |
| 2006 | 11 | 6,904 | observed |
| 2007 | 8 | 8,915 | observed |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | observed |
| 2009 | 9 | 8,310 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,803 | observed |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 9,709 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 10 | 7,562 | observed |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,324 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 10,744 | observed |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,685 | observed |
| 2018 | 8 | 8,819 | observed |
| 2019 | 10 | 7,643 | observed |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | observed |
| 2021 | 10 | 7,587 | observed |
| 2022 | 16 | 5,633 | observed |
| 2023 | 19 | 5,075 | observed |
| 2024 | 17 | 5,443 | observed |
| 2025 | 22 | 4,539 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Val” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Val— “healthy”
_Val_, _m._ _Eng._ Lat. healthy, 153
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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