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Baby name
Val
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24% girls / 76% boys
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Classic name
5,657births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 522rank at its peak, in 1952
Where babies named Val are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Val is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Val is most common in Utah (47 times) and California (3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Short-lived name
1,749births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 987rank at its peak, in 1958
Where babies named Val are born
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- Van 1,762
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 14% | 86% |
| 1910s | 23% | 77% |
| 1920s | 20% | 80% |
| 1930s | 19% | 81% |
| 1940s | 17% | 83% |
| 1950s | 32% | 68% |
| 1960s | 34% | 66% |
| 1970s | 12% | 88% |
| 1980s | 7% | 93% |
| 1990s | 0% | 100% |
| 2000s | 0% | 100% |
| 2010s | 0% | 100% |
| 2020s | 17% | 83% |