girl's name
Valyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 301
Valyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
Valyn 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 | 17 |
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 40 |
| 2010s | 123 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 104 |
How popular is Valyn?
In 2025, Valyn was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Valyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Valyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valyn
How popular is the name Valyn?
In 2025, Valyn was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Valyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Valyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Valyn most popular?
Valyn peaked in 2024, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Valyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valyn currently ranks #5,911 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.