At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #1,129 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 207 (0.012% of girls)
- Trend
- Rising #5,850 in 2020 to #1,129 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,036 in 1888
- First recorded
- 1888
Meaning of Valley
Valley is an English nature name, pronounced VAL-ee, that paints a quick picture of green lowlands cradled between two gentle hills. She sounds like cool water after a summer cricket match and feels as welcoming as the spice-scented valleys of Kashmir or the mist-kissed slopes of Munnar. Because a valley shelters life and guides rivers, the name suggests calm strength, quiet resilience, and space for dreams to flow. Parents love her playful twist—no uphill struggle here, the beauty is already at the bottom! Valley’s recent climb on U.S. charts shows she is fresh yet familiar, an open meadow of possibility for a little girl ready to dance, discover, and grow.
How to pronounce Valley
English
- Pronounced VAL-ee /ˈvæli/
Popularity of Valley in the U.S.
Valley was the #1,129 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 207 babies. It peaked at #1,036 in 1888. It first appears in the records in 1888.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1888–2025 51 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | 1,129 | ▲ 376 |
| 2024 | 144 | 1,505 | ▲ 1,050 |
| 2023 | 69 | 2,555 | ▲ 1,040 |
| 2022 | 43 | 3,595 | ▼ 160 |
| 2021 | 45 | 3,435 | ▲ 2,415 |
| 2020 | 20 | 5,850 | ▲ 848 |
| 2019 | 17 | 6,698 | ▲ 1,448 |
| 2018 | 13 | 8,146 | ▼ 1,054 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,092 | ▲ 510 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7,602 | ▲ 5,404 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,006 | ▼ 2,877 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10,129 | ▲ 871 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,000 | ▲ 3,962 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14,962 | back (not recorded in 2011) |
| 2010 | 12 | 9,231 | back (not recorded in 2008–2009) |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | back (not recorded in 1998–2006) |
| 1997 | 6 | 12,070 | back (not recorded in 1995–1996) |
| 1994 | 5 | 13,430 | back (not recorded in 1978–1993) |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,652 | back (not recorded in 1976) |
| 1975 | 5 | 9,067 | back (not recorded in 1968–1974) |
| 1967 | 5 | 6,804 | back (not recorded in 1963–1966) |
| 1962 | 6 | 5,860 | ▼ 551 |
| 1961 | 7 | 5,309 | back (not recorded in 1959–1960) |
| 1958 | 5 | 6,103 | ▼ 726 |
| 1957 | 6 | 5,377 | back (not recorded in 1955–1956) |
| 1954 | 6 | 5,148 | back (not recorded in 1951–1953) |
| 1950 | 6 | 4,738 | back (not recorded in 1941–1949) |
| 1940 | 9 | 2,963 | ▲ 1,287 |
| 1939 | 5 | 4,250 | back (not recorded in 1935–1938) |
| 1934 | 9 | 2,923 | ▲ 1,295 |
| 1933 | 5 | 4,218 | back (not recorded in 1932) |
| 1931 | 5 | 4,331 | back (not recorded in 1930) |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | ▲ 1,058 |
| 1928 | 6 | 4,195 | ▲ 91 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4,286 | back (not recorded in 1924–1926) |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,967 | ▼ 2,355 |
| 1922 | 13 | 2,612 | ▲ 150 |
| 1921 | 12 | 2,762 | ▼ 31 |
| 1920 | 12 | 2,731 | ▲ 274 |
| 1919 | 10 | 3,005 | ▲ 1,286 |
| 1918 | 6 | 4,291 | ▼ 1,412 |
| 1917 | 10 | 2,879 | ▲ 1,040 |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,919 | back (not recorded in 1913–1915) |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,979 | back (not recorded in 1911) |
| 1910 | 7 | 1,935 | ▲ 273 |
| 1909 | 5 | 2,208 | ▼ 346 |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,862 | ▼ 350 |
| 1907 | 8 | 1,512 | back (not recorded in 1905–1906) |
| 1904 | 8 | 1,364 | back (not recorded in 1902–1903) |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,679 | back (not recorded in 1889–1900) |
| 1888 | 7 | 1,036 | new |
