Valentine
Valentine was the 1807th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 1918 (142). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,778 places. More babies were named Valentine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,807 boys, up 737 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89boys
- Girls and boys
- 44% girls, 56% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,950babies recorded
Valentine popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,539 | #1,807 | 70 | 89 |
| 2020 | #3,444 | #2,544 | 45 | 51 |
| 2010 | #8,671 | #3,521 | 14 | 31 |
| 2000 | #10,709 | #4,057 | 9 | 20 |
| 1990 | #7,285 | #2,045 | 12 | 37 |
| 1980 | #3,717 | #1,849 | 22 | 31 |
| 1970 | #7,956 | #1,434 | 6 | 35 |
| 1960 | #4,428 | #1,240 | 10 | 41 |
| 1950 | #3,650 | #917 | 10 | 57 |
| 1940 | #2,567 | #901 | 12 | 50 |
| 1930 | #1,808 | #571 | 21 | 111 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | #558 | 29 | 123 |
| 1910 | #1,511 | #522 | 11 | 30 |
| 1900 | #1,918 | #677 | 6 | 15 |
| 1890 | — | #433 | — | 18 |
| 1880 | — | #635 | — | 10 |
How popular is Valentine, counting every spelling?
Valentine has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Valentine?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valentine (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Valentine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valentine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valentine?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Valentine are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 14 and 64. That makes Valentine mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Valentine by state
How common Valentine was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Valentine: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valentine, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Valentine
How popular is the name Valentine?
Valentine was the 1807th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 1918 (142). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,778 places. More babies were named Valentine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Valentine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 44% girls, 56% boys given the name Valentine in the US.
Where is Valentine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valentine was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.