Names / Unisex names
Valen
Current rank
#1,619
and rising
All-time peak
#1,619
in 2025
First recorded
1951
in U.S. data
Children named
1,800
since 1951
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,619 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Valen was first recorded in American naming records in 1951, where it reads as a unisex name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. More than 1,800 children have been given the name overall.