First Name VAL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VAL is ranked as the 1542nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 17,092.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.36 people named VAL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named VAL is 5,037.
  • The SSA data also shows that VAL is used as a boy's name 74% of the time.

First Names VAL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 17,092 +/-2.7%
  • National Rank 1,542
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,037
  • National Rank 3,152
  • Percentile Rank 96.59%
  • Proportion/100k 1.58

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VAL is 74.9% White, 8.3% Hispanic origin, 11.4% Black, 3.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VAL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VAL is included in the following name categories:
  • Spanish hypocoristics feminine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Spanish hypocoristics masculine given name
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VAL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.9% 63.9% 11.0%
Hispanic origin 8.3% 16.3% -8.0%
Black 11.4% 12.3% -0.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.1% 4.9% -1.8%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VAL is California where 3,003 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VAL, as 16.96 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Carolina (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 12 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names VAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 433 3.36 96.5% Indiana 88 1.33 91.0% Iowa 222 7.13 95.7% Kansas 309 10.65 94.1% Michigan 533 5.38 98.2% Minnesota 621 11.38 97.9% Missouri 66 2.22 88.8% Nebraska 85 4.54 87.8% North Dakota 72 9.79 82.4% Ohio 236 2.03 95.0% South Dakota 35 4.15 74.8% Wisconsin 473 8.22 97.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 433 3.36 96.5%
Indiana 88 1.33 91.0%
Iowa 222 7.13 95.7%
Kansas 309 10.65 94.1%
Michigan 533 5.38 98.2%
Minnesota 621 11.38 97.9%
Missouri 66 2.22 88.8%
Nebraska 85 4.54 87.8%
North Dakota 72 9.79 82.4%
Ohio 236 2.03 95.0%
South Dakota 35 4.15 74.8%
Wisconsin 473 8.22 97.3%
West State Statistics First-Names VAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 389 5.78 94.7% California 3,003 7.74 98.9% Colorado 284 5.3 94.5% Hawaii 241 16.96 95.7% Idaho 180 10.99 91.2% Montana 71 6.9 83.8% Nevada 165 5.81 92.0% New Mexico 108 5.2 87.4% Oregon 212 5.34 93.2% Utah 398 13.51 94.6% Washington 615 8.72 97.7% Wyoming 93 15.96 84.8%

West States
State stats for the first name VAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 389 5.78 94.7%
California 3,003 7.74 98.9%
Colorado 284 5.3 94.5%
Hawaii 241 16.96 95.7%
Idaho 180 10.99 91.2%
Montana 71 6.9 83.8%
Nevada 165 5.81 92.0%
New Mexico 108 5.2 87.4%
Oregon 212 5.34 93.2%
Utah 398 13.51 94.6%
Washington 615 8.72 97.7%
Wyoming 93 15.96 84.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names VAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 414 11.52 96.2% Maine 153 11.49 89.7% Massachusetts 705 10.46 96.8% New Hampshire 168 12.68 91.4% New Jersey 698 7.81 97.2% New York 910 4.61 98.3% Pennsylvania 316 2.47 95.9% Rhode Island 146 13.82 92.0% Vermont 16 2.5 77.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 414 11.52 96.2%
Maine 153 11.49 89.7%
Massachusetts 705 10.46 96.8%
New Hampshire 168 12.68 91.4%
New Jersey 698 7.81 97.2%
New York 910 4.61 98.3%
Pennsylvania 316 2.47 95.9%
Rhode Island 146 13.82 92.0%
Vermont 16 2.5 77.4%
South State Statistics First-Names VAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 57 1.18 88.9% Arkansas 122 4.1 91.5% Delaware 53 5.7 92.3% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 89.0% Florida 1,089 5.47 98.6% Georgia 215 2.13 95.3% Kentucky 58 1.32 87.3% Louisiana 161 3.46 93.0% Maryland 149 2.49 94.6% Mississippi 66 2.22 88.8% North Carolina 277 2.79 96.9% Oklahoma 178 4.59 92.7% South Carolina 56 1.15 88.1% Tennessee 83 1.26 91.6% Texas 1,490 5.53 98.6% Virginia 124 1.49 92.9% West Virginia 27 1.47 74.4%

South States
State stats for the first name VAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 57 1.18 88.9%
Arkansas 122 4.1 91.5%
Delaware 53 5.7 92.3%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 89.0%
Florida 1,089 5.47 98.6%
Georgia 215 2.13 95.3%
Kentucky 58 1.32 87.3%
Louisiana 161 3.46 93.0%
Maryland 149 2.49 94.6%
Mississippi 66 2.22 88.8%
North Carolina 277 2.79 96.9%
Oklahoma 178 4.59 92.7%
South Carolina 56 1.15 88.1%
Tennessee 83 1.26 91.6%
Texas 1,490 5.53 98.6%
Virginia 124 1.49 92.9%
West Virginia 27 1.47 74.4%
 

Full Names with VAL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VAL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VAL.

The most popular full name is VAL Johnson. 0.68% of all the people named VAL have this family name.

There are 2794 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VAL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 VAL Johnson 0.68%
2 VAL Smith 0.62%
3 VAL Blue 0.54%
4 VAL Du 0.52%
5 VAL Miller 0.49%
6 VAL Brown 0.33%
7 VAL Jackson 0.33%
8 VAL Garcia 0.30%
9 VAL Jones 0.30%
10 VAL Nelson 0.30%
11 VAL Peterson 0.27%
12 VAL Green 0.24%
13 VAL King 0.24%
14 VAL Lewis 0.24%
15 VAL Price 0.24%
16 VAL Taylor 0.24%
17 VAL Wright 0.24%
18 VAL Anderson 0.22%
19 VAL Henry 0.22%
20 VAL Hernandez 0.22%