The name Vale reached its peak in 2016, with 49 registrations (ranked #3319). The name has actually been around since 1917 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5155) today, averaging about 40 new babies per year. Vale has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 510 American babies have carried this name.