Val Kilmer
There are approximately 1 people named Val Kilmer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Val with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Kilmer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Val
4.4K
Alive today
Named Kilmer
6.0K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 4.4K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1956
Average age: 64
Top Census group: White (69.8%)
Estimated bearers: 6.0K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #6,299
Per 100K: 1.74
Top ancestry: White (91.5%)
First name trend
Val: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Val. The peak year was 1956 with 253 births. The average person named Val today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Val
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Val, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 69.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Val described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Val at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.8% · 5,321
- Hispanic or Latino10.9% · 831
- Black or African American9.9% · 757
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.5% · 422
- Two or more races2.6% · 196
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 93
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Kilmer surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Kilmer, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Kilmer described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Kilmer at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.5% · 4,757
- Two or more races3.5% · 182
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 175
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 38
- Black or African American0.6% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 16
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Val has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0013% of the US population, based on 4,382 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Val right now.
The surname Kilmer appears at a rate of 1.74 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0017%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Val Kilmer. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Val
FAQ
Val Kilmer: questions and answers
How many people are named Val Kilmer?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Val Kilmer. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0013%) with the surname frequency (1.74 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Val Kilmer?
We classify Val Kilmer as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Val a male or female name?
Val is predominantly unisex. Out of 7,383 total SSA registrations, 76.3% were male and 23.7% were female. See the full Val profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Val Kilmer?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.