Valor
The Story of Valor
As a girl name
Valor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2012, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 20 Valors were born — ranking #5,978 that year. As of 2026, Valor ranks #6,987 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 199 Valors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Valor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 134 Valors were born — ranking #1,333 that year. As of 2026, Valor ranks #1,529 for boys with 117 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 2K Valors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Valor
Valor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Valor's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,333. Use the chart and map above to compare Valor'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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