Vallen
Vallen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Mark Vallen, American activist, artist, and blogger Ricky Vallen, Brazilian singer Via Vallen
Meaning & Origin of Vallen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vallen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Mark Vallen, American activist, artist, and blogger Ricky Vallen, Brazilian singer Via Vallen
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The Story of Vallen
As a girl name
American parents first put Vallen on the record books as a girl name in 1982, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 12 Vallens were born — ranking #8,457 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Vallens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 62 Vallens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vallen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 21 births, good for #4,690 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Vallens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,828 among boy names with 21 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 273 Vallens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vallen
Vallen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Vallen's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,690. Use the chart and map above to compare Vallen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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