Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
Val
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1952
Peak births
178
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Val
How many people are named Val?
An estimated 2,815 living Americans are named Val.
How rare is Val?
Val is very rare among babies today, with 22 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.6% from its 1952 peak.
How old is the typical Val?
The median age of a living American named Val is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 52 and 73 years old.
Is Val still popular?
Yes — Val is currently rising in popularity, with 22 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Val most common?
Val has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 46.6× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19522025
Peak year
1952
Decline from peak
87.6%
2025
22
All-time
5,657
Where it lives now
Val is most concentrated in Utah — about 29.2× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Val is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.