Names / Unisex names
Val
Current rank
#4,692
and rising
All-time peak
#527
in 1952
First recorded
1882
in U.S. data
Children named
7,400
since 1882
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #527 in 1952 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Val first appears in American naming records in 1882, where it reads as a unisex name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. 1952 marked its high point, reaching #527. Over 7,400 have carried it since records began.