The baby name Val appears in baby name data for the United States from 1920 to 1998. It was most popular in 1956 with 182 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Val has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1925 | 14 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1927 | 41 |
| 1928 | 39 |
| 1929 | 14 |
| 1930 | 26 |
| 1931 | 45 |
| 1932 | 56 |
| 1933 | 56 |
| 1934 | 60 |
| 1935 | 48 |
| 1936 | 61 |
| 1937 | 30 |
| 1938 | 39 |
| 1939 | 34 |
| 1940 | 51 |
| 1941 | 57 |
| 1942 | 50 |
| 1943 | 46 |
| 1944 | 45 |
| 1945 | 45 |
| 1946 | 68 |
| 1947 | 76 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1948 | 92 |
| 1949 | 85 |
| 1950 | 87 |
| 1951 | 6 |
| 1951 | 73 |
| 1952 | 154 |
| 1953 | 18 |
| 1953 | 151 |
| 1954 | 25 |
| 1954 | 152 |
| 1955 | 37 |
| 1955 | 126 |
| 1956 | 28 |
| 1956 | 182 |
| 1957 | 36 |
| 1957 | 108 |
| 1958 | 40 |
| 1958 | 74 |
| 1959 | 43 |
| 1959 | 95 |
| 1960 | 39 |
| 1960 | 74 |
| 1961 | 38 |
| 1961 | 33 |
| 1962 | 11 |
| 1962 | 57 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1963 | 44 |
| 1964 | 17 |
| 1964 | 34 |
| 1965 | 16 |
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1969 | 26 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1998 | 6 |