Is Valley a boy or girl name?

Valley is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 935 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.0% were girls and 6.0% were boys.

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Valley

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Valley was most popular in 2025, when 213 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,121 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,121, with 213 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 935 people named Valley.

Valley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Valley’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Valley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Valley is mostly a girl’s name — 94.0% of the 935 Americans given it were girls and 6.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 98% girls and 2% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org