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Usage of Val in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Val against each list of names.

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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Val is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Featured in baby name books

Val is a short form of Valentine, Valentina, or Valerie, and actor Val Kilmer is a notable bearer. Val is also read as Old English for “from the valley.”

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Val in official name statistics

United States

In 2025, 22 boys were named Val, making it the #4539 boys' name in the US. Since 1882, 5,657 boys have been named Val, with the most (178) in 1952.

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Fewer than 5 girls were named Val in the US in 2025. Since 1908, 1,749 girls have been named Val, with the most (110) in 1958.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Other countries

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Slovenia #25 boys 70 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2025
Kosovo #940 boys (all ages) 15 Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025
Slovenia #138 boys (all ages) 1,574 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026

Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.

Val in other languages

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Storms named Val

Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Val, newest first.

StormYearOceanPeak wind
Tropical storm Val 1995 Western Pacific 83 km/h
Cyclone Val (Category 4) 1992 South Pacific 232 km/h
Tropical storm Val 1992 Western Pacific 102 km/h
Tropical storm Val 1988 Western Pacific 102 km/h
Tropical storm Val 1985 Western Pacific 93 km/h
Tropical storm Val 1982 Western Pacific 102 km/h
Tropical storm Val 1980 South Pacific 111 km/h
Cyclone Val (Category 2) 1975 South Pacific 157 km/h

Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.

Towns named Val

There are 407 towns and villages with Val in their name, in 29 countries.

🇫🇷 France 160🇮🇹 Italy 80🇨🇦 Canada 37🇷🇺 Russia 31🇪🇸 Spain 26🇺🇸 United States 18🇧🇾 Belarus 9🇧🇪 Belgium 8

Val Dor, Penang, Malaysia · population 88,600 · View larger map
NameWherePopulation
Val Dor Penang, 🇲🇾 Malaysia 88,600 Map
Petrov Val Volgograd Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia 14,853 Map
Val-David Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada 5,209 Map
Le Val Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 🇫🇷 France 3,850 Map
Val-Morin Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada 2,772 Map
Val Thorens Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 🇫🇷 France 2,500 Map
Val Verde California, 🇺🇸 United States 2,468 Map
Vál Fejér, 🇭🇺 Hungary 2,348 Map
Val-Meer Flanders, 🇧🇪 Belgium 1,776 Map
Val Masino Lombardy, 🇮🇹 Italy 963 Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Val

There are 31 lakes and reservoirs with Val in their name, in 11 countries.

🇺🇸 United States 7🇨🇦 Canada 6🇷🇺 Russia 5🇨🇭 Switzerland 4🇮🇹 Italy 3🇦🇩 Andorra 1🇧🇾 Belarus 1🇪🇸 Spain 1

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Lac Val Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada Map
Lac Val Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada Map
Lac Val Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada Map
Val Lake Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada Map
Camp Mo-Val and Camp Tambo Lake Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States Map
Estanys de la Val del Riu Canillo, 🇦🇩 Andorra Map
Lac Val des Sables Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada Map
Lac du Val Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada Map
Lac du Val Mort 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories Map
Lagh da Val Viola Grisons, 🇨🇭 Switzerland Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Val songs

10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Val in their title. The best known:

  1. Hou me vast (want ik val) – Rob de Nijs (1981)
  2. Val-Hala – Elton John
  3. El no me giova né val donna fuzire – Bartolino da Padova
  4. Ferran Val – Tomàs Gil i Membrado
  5. My Val
  6. No val a badar – Francesc Juanola i Reixach
  7. No val a badar – Juli Méndez
  8. No val a badar – Simó Gratacòs i Oliveras
  9. Primavera in Val di Sole – Riccardo Zandonai
  10. Val més que m'amagui – Anna Serra i Roquet

Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.

Celebrities named Val

Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Val.

Val Kilmer
Val Roberts
Val Venis

Fictional characters named Val

Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Val Pollard
Emmerdale
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Brink!
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
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Val Garcia
Launchpad
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Val Toriello
The Nanny

Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.

Val as a pet name

FurryName has found 30 dogs named Val in public pet registers, making it the #4,324 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (16), Vancouver (2), Seattle (1). Val as a dog name →

Names popular for both babies and dogs

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