girl's name
Valley
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 984
Valley is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 213 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 213 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 15,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Valley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 |
| 1900s | 32 |
| 1910s | 51 |
| 1920s | 94 |
| 1930s | 24 |
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 23 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 105 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 541 |
How popular is Valley?
In 2025, Valley was given to 213 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Valley is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Valley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Valley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valley
How popular is the name Valley?
In 2025, Valley was given to 213 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Valley a girl's or a boy's name?
Valley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Valley?
Valley has 2 syllables.
When was Valley most popular?
Valley peaked in 2025, when 213 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Valley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valley currently ranks #1,130 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.