Valor

Did you know?

A few things about Valor you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 10,741 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Valor, 159 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Valor would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryValor first shows up in US birth records in 1988, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 37 years since.
• 🏆Best yearValor is at its all-time high right now: #1,252 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowValor is 23× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 243,902 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 10,741.
• 🚀TrendValor has climbed 83 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,252. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedValor is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #535, followed by Arkansas (#555) and Alabama (#685). It's in the top 1,000 in 8 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlValor is given to both boys and girls: 88% of the 180 babies named Valor in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Valor means “valor”.

About the name Valor

Valor is a boy name meaning “valor”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-lor”. US birth records list Valor for boys from 1988 to 2025, in 28 of those 38 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,252 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,252, with 159 babies.