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By Brynn McKeon · Sep 2026

Val

OriginDiminutive of Valentina, Valerie, etc, Latin
Meaning"strength, health"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Val as a boy's name

About Val

Variation of Valda

1 syllable.

As of September 2026, Val ranked #15072 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #993 in 1958.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
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Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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    American athlete and founder of the WNBA

  • Valerie Kathleen "Val" Lehman

    Australian actress

  • Val McDermid

    Scottish novelist

Val in pop culture

  • Valerie "Val" Pollard

    character on British soap "Emmerdale"

  • Valerie "Val" Toriello

    character on TV's "The Nanny"

  • Valene "Val" Ewing

    character on TV's "Dallas" and "Knots Landing"

  • Valerie "Val" Cooper

    character in Marvel Comics

  • Val

    character in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series

  • Val

    character on TV's "The Office"

  • Valerie "Val"

    character on British sitcom "Friday night dinner"

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