Valor

Given to 1,680 US babies since 1988

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#5722

recorded as girls

1,529 since 2024

#1252

recorded as boys

207 since 2024

Babies in 2025

180

girls 21 · boys 159

Peak year

2025

159 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,680

since 1988

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Valor was most popular in 2025, when 159 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 159 babies were named Valor, ranking #1252 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	21	5722	159	1252
2024	15	7251	124	1459
2023	18	6409	123	1465
2022	20	5984	96	1737
2021	16	6967	112	1554
2020	19	6083	134	1335
2019	13	8138	101	1624
2018	10	9806	102	1606
2017	12	8776	94	1681
2016	14	7988	91	1706
2015	6	14482	78	1870
2014	12	8966	53	2402
2013	5	16547	43	2715
2012	7	13483	42	2811
2011	<5	—	18	4983
2010	<5	—	15	5741
2009	<5	—	13	6436
2008	<5	—	17	5249
2007	<5	—	5	12367
2006	<5	—	7	9585
2005	<5	—	12	6226
2004	<5	—	8	8143
2003	<5	—	10	6715
2002	<5	—	10	6522
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	8	7416
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	6	8479
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	6	7792
1994	<5	—	<5	—
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1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	5	7270