Names / Unisex names
Vale
Current rank
#8,323
and easing
All-time peak
#3,320
in 2016
First recorded
1917
in U.S. data
Children named
539
since 1917
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,320 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A unisex name, Vale first shows up in 1917. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 539 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.