Neutral
Val
Val is a gender-neutral name, a rare find in the registry, that was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now.
EtymologyShort for Valerie/Valentine
Etymology"To be strong" or "strong, healthy"
Births by decade
1900s
65
1910s
306
1920s
547
1930s
868
1940s
1,169
1950s
2,179
1960s
1,218
1970s
404
1980s
158
1990s
151
2000s
119
2010s
62
Peaked in the 1950s · 7,246 total U.S. births since 1900