Given name & surname
Valley
“between the mountains”
Valley is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “between the mountains.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “between the mountains.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 935
- 56 boys · 879 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 213 babies
- 2025
- 213
- #1,131 for girls · #11,896 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +543%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 207 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,131 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 527.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Tennessee had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 as a first name in 2020; 4,286 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Valley’s family of names
Valley has a related form in Valli. Valley has a related form in Vallie. Valley has a related form in Vali.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Vallievariant
- Valleevariant · English
- Vallivariant
- Valleighvariant
- Valeighvariant
- Vallyvariant
- Valivariant
- Valleivariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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