Valjean

Girl · recorded 1917–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1929best year

Most popular in 1929.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Valjean.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

071319171929194119521964

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 45 recorded years as a table
Valjean, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19175
19194
19217
19225
19237
19246
19266
19278
19285
192913
193012
19319
193211
19339
19348
19355
19368
19379
19387
193910
19408
19416
19426
19434
19444
19458
19468
19477
19486
19498
19505
19518
19526
195310
19546
19557
19564
19572
19587
19594
19608
19613
19625
19634
19644

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Valjean isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1964
7
Rank in 1964
#5,474
How rare
1 in 270,693 girls
Since 1917
425

Valjean was last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 13 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Valjean doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.