Valentine
#2,514 for girls in 2025, 70 births · #1,793 for boys in 2025, 89 births
Given to boys 75.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1894 · 26 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,711since 1880
Valentine over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,514 | 70 | #1,793 | 89 |
| 2024 | #3,119 | 51 | #2,444 | 56 |
| 2023 | #3,428 | 46 | #1,896 | 83 |
| 2022 | #2,956 | 56 | #2,083 | 72 |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | #2,499 | 53 |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 45 | #2,505 | 51 |
| 2019 | #2,962 | 55 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2018 | #3,614 | 42 | #2,708 | 45 |
| 2017 | #4,147 | 35 | #2,597 | 48 |
| 2016 | #3,996 | 37 | #2,885 | 41 |
| 2015 | #3,705 | 41 | #3,513 | 31 |
| 2014 | #3,369 | 47 | #2,885 | 40 |
| 2013 | #4,422 | 32 | #3,122 | 35 |
| 2012 | #4,957 | 28 | #4,003 | 25 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #3,306 | 33 |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | #3,453 | 31 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #3,721 | 28 |
| 2008 | #5,750 | 24 | #3,165 | 36 |
| 2007 | #6,093 | 22 | #4,640 | 20 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #3,384 | 31 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #3,091 | 33 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #3,217 | 30 |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | #3,443 | 26 |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #3,450 | 25 |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | #3,617 | 23 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #3,922 | 20 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #2,939 | 28 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #2,507 | 34 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #2,254 | 36 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #2,923 | 24 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #2,599 | 27 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 | #2,012 | 37 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #2,469 | 26 |
| 1988 | — | #2,035 | 31 | |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #2,020 | 30 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #2,096 | 27 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #1,794 | 33 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #1,885 | 29 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #1,654 | 36 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #1,577 | 38 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #1,808 | 31 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #1,753 | 32 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #1,718 | 31 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #1,748 | 29 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #1,753 | 28 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #1,520 | 33 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #1,514 | 32 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #1,566 | 30 |
| 1971 | — | #1,560 | 31 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1968 | — | #1,339 | 33 | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #1,340 | 32 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #1,216 | 38 |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | #1,106 | 45 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #1,403 | 31 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #1,403 | 31 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #1,229 | 41 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #1,387 | 32 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,237 | 39 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,117 | 47 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #1,045 | 52 |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | #933 | 64 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #1,082 | 48 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #926 | 60 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #907 | 61 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #949 | 54 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #904 | 57 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #824 | 68 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #945 | 54 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #975 | 53 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #1,003 | 46 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #1,249 | 28 |
| 1944 | #2,027 | 18 | #888 | 51 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #893 | 56 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #933 | 50 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #786 | 63 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #893 | 50 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #942 | 44 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #742 | 68 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #764 | 64 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #742 | 66 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | #814 | 58 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #779 | 63 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #729 | 70 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #632 | 89 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | #621 | 92 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | #569 | 111 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #615 | 97 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #560 | 119 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #579 | 114 |
| 1926 | #1,514 | 29 | #573 | 115 |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 | #611 | 106 |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | #563 | 126 |
| 1923 | #1,556 | 28 | #610 | 108 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 | #546 | 132 |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | #625 | 103 |
| 1920 | #1,511 | 29 | #551 | 123 |
| 1919 | #1,216 | 38 | #499 | 142 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | #500 | 142 |
| 1917 | #964 | 52 | #581 | 104 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | #507 | 124 |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #470 | 137 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #435 | 123 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #483 | 81 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | #539 | 55 |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | #562 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #512 | 30 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | #496 | 27 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #522 | 23 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #559 | 19 |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #525 | 19 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #515 | 18 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #401 | 24 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #433 | 19 |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #649 | 15 |
| 1899 | — | #502 | 15 | |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #462 | 19 |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | #399 | 23 |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #358 | 26 |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | #458 | 18 |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | #482 | 15 |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #438 | 15 |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | #462 | 16 |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #448 | 16 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Valentine was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.
See more about Valentine
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 651 spots since 2024 (#2,444 → #1,793)
- 712 spots since 2020 (#2,505 → #1,793)
- 1,720 spots since 2015 (#3,513 → #1,793)
- Biggest jump: 250 spots in 1903 (#651 → #401)
- Biggest drop: 361 spots in 1945 (#888 → #1,249)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #358 (26 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 73 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1880–1944
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,453
- Highest: 1 in 4,453 boys born in 1894 were named Valentine (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,192 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 17.0% of all boys named Valentine (1,143) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2016
- Mostly girls until 2015, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 155 | #416 (1882) | #468 |
| 1890s | 171 | #358 (1894) | #483 |
| 1900s | 194 | #401 (1903) | #530 |
| 1910s | 967 | #435 (1914) | #509 |
| 1920s | 1,143 | #546 (1922) | #583 |
| 1930s | 725 | #569 (1930) | #733 |
| 1940s | 519 | #786 (1941) | #939 |
| 1950s | 514 | #904 (1950) | #1,049 |
| 1960s | 338 | #1,106 (1965) | #1,348 |
| 1970s | 302 | #1,416 (1970) | #1,675 |
| 1980s | 310 | #1,577 (1981) | #1,920 |
| 1990s | 306 | #2,012 (1990) | #2,542 |
| 2000s | 272 | #3,091 (2005) | #3,565 |
| 2010s | 391 | #2,228 (2019) | #3,070 |
| 2020s | 404 | #1,793 (2025) | #2,203 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Valentine in 1888
boys
#464
17 births · 1 in 7,109 boys
Top boys' names in 1888
More about 1888
boys
120,852 boys got a published name in 1888; 1 in 7,109 of them was named Valentine, which outranked 60.6% of the 1,177 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 39.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).