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Valley

/ˈvæli/ · 94% girls · 213 born in 2025

Valley has been given to about 935 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈvæli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 739
Median age today3 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Valley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 213
  • Born in 2025213
  • All time935
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Valley?

Its best year was 2025, when 213 babies were given the name, ranking 1131st. The typical living American called Valley is about 3 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Valley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Halley0.86
  2. Haley0.82
  3. Kaley0.82
  4. Valery0.78
  5. Harley0.75
  6. Hayley0.75
  7. Hadley0.75
  8. Marley0.75

Middle names for Valley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Valley Anne0.81
  2. Valley Catherine0.78
  3. Valley Josephine0.78
  4. Valley Rose0.77
  5. Valley Marie0.77
  6. Valley Grace0.77

Sibling names for Valley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rynleesister · 0.98
  2. Kyomisister · 0.96
  3. Wrenleighsister · 0.95
  4. Neithanbrother · 0.95
  5. Colsenbrother · 0.95
  6. Chozenbrother · 0.94

Where Valley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.04%
  2. Tennessee0.02%
  3. Utah0.02%
  4. Indiana0.02%
  5. Alabama0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Valley Anderson0.77
  2. Valley White0.72
  3. Valley Nguyen0.72
  4. Valley Moore0.72
  5. Valley Hill0.72
  6. Valley Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Valley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Valley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.