unisex name
Valor
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,698
Valor is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 11% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 180 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,419 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Valor over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 716 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 857 |
How popular is Valor?
In 2025, Valor was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Valor 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 Valor
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valor also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Valor
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valor
How popular is the name Valor?
In 2025, Valor was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Valor a girl's or a boy's name?
Valor is used for both girls and boys. About 11% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Valor?
Valor has 2 syllables.
When was Valor most popular?
Valor peaked in 2025, when 180 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Valor a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valor currently ranks #1,255 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.