girls:
310 births since 1917
#5406 (5th percentile)
boys:
173 births since 1917
#4413 (4th percentile)
overall:
483 births since 1917
#7256 (6th percentile)
The name Vale is the #7,256 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 483 recorded births since 1917. This represents the 6.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,406 (5.4% percentile) for all time with 310 births since 1917. For boys, it ranks #4,413 (3.7% percentile) for all time with 173 births since 1917.
Vale first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1917 . Birth data for Vale is available in 25 out of the 107 years between 1917 and 2023 (23 years for boys and 13 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Vale has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (64.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 57.1% of babies named Vale were girls. Interestingly, until around 1950, the name was more popular for boys (83.9% boys from 1917 to 1949), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (67.5% girls from 1950 to 2023).
For girls, Vale reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 4.6% percentile (ranked #913) with 25 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 25 births per million (ranked 4.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Vale ranks #940 for girls (0.7% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 27.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Vale reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 1.0% percentile (ranked #892) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2009, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Vale ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 64.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Vale".
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