Valentine

Given to 8,950 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +48% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2514

recorded as girls

605 since 2024

#1793

recorded as boys

651 since 2024

Babies in 2025

159

girls 70 · boys 89

Peak year

1894

26 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

8,950

since 1880

Born a Valentine? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Valentine was most popular in 1894, when 26 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.22 per 1,000). In 2025, 89 babies were named Valentine, ranking #1793 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 48%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	70	2514	89	1793
2024	51	3119	56	2444
2023	46	3428	83	1896
2022	56	2956	72	2083
2021	49	3250	53	2499
2020	45	3399	51	2505
2019	55	2962	62	2228
2018	42	3614	45	2708
2017	35	4147	48	2597
2016	37	3996	41	2885
2015	41	3705	31	3513
2014	47	3369	40	2885
2013	32	4422	35	3122
2012	28	4957	25	4003
2011	33	4353	33	3306
2010	14	8271	31	3453
2009	25	5537	28	3721
2008	24	5750	36	3165
2007	22	6093	20	4640
2006	13	8715	31	3384
2005	14	7891	33	3091
2004	9	10690	30	3217
2003	13	7998	26	3443
2002	14	7444	25	3450
2001	15	6956	23	3617
2000	9	9874	20	3922
1999	14	6836	28	2939
1998	16	6073	34	2507
1997	14	6483	40	2164
1996	13	6723	36	2254
1995	13	6641	24	2923
1994	7	10569	25	2847
1993	16	5673	23	2943
1992	12	7067	27	2599
1991	13	6588	32	2227
1990	12	6867	37	2012
1989	9	8037	26	2469
1988	<5	—	31	2035
1987	12	5923	30	2020
1986	12	5757	27	2096
1985	14	5077	33	1794
1984	11	5899	29	1885
1983	12	5457	29	1864
1982	18	4167	36	1654
1981	16	4532	38	1577
1980	22	3609	31	1808
1979	10	6189	32	1753
1978	6	8562	31	1718
1977	7	7567	21	2202
1976	8	6611	29	1748
1975	5	9067	28	1753
1974	6	7680	33	1520
1973	7	6666	32	1514
1972	8	5959	30	1566
1971	<5	—	31	1560
1970	6	7070	35	1416
1969	8	5456	30	1463
1968	<5	—	33	1339
1967	8	4982	32	1340
1966	11	3959	38	1216
1965	18	2938	45	1106
1964	7	5474	31	1408
1963	8	4896	31	1403
1962	9	4533	31	1403
1961	8	4882	26	1570
1960	10	4184	41	1229
1959	13	3436	32	1387
1958	5	6103	39	1237
1957	5	6086	47	1117
1956	10	3910	52	1045
1955	14	3095	64	933
1954	6	5148	48	1082
1953	11	3480	60	926
1952	11	3372	61	907
1951	9	3714	54	949
1950	10	3423	57	904
1949	11	3176	68	824
1948	16	2491	54	945
1947	12	3061	53	975
1946	7	3994	46	1003
1945	5	4556	28	1249
1944	18	2027	51	888
1943	19	1994	56	893
1942	7	3738	50	933
1941	12	2532	63	786
1940	12	2424	50	893
1939	10	2736	44	942
1938	13	2340	68	742
1937	10	2735	64	764
1936	8	3103	66	742
1935	14	2206	58	814
1934	9	2923	63	779
1933	14	2161	70	729
1932	11	2644	89	632
1931	19	1803	92	621
1930	21	1748	111	569
1929	16	2098	97	615
1928	14	2381	119	560
1927	25	1669	114	579
1926	29	1514	115	573
1925	30	1504	106	611
1924	22	1872	126	563
1923	28	1556	108	610
1922	36	1309	132	546
1921	35	1341	103	625
1920	29	1511	123	551
1919	38	1216	142	499
1918	30	1411	142	500
1917	52	964	104	581
1916	31	1298	124	507
1915	30	1285	137	470
1914	19	1480	123	435
1913	12	1766	81	483
1912	18	1252	55	539
1911	11	1450	29	562
1910	11	1421	30	512
1909	12	1219	27	496
1908	8	1547	23	522
1907	7	1639	19	559
1906	<5	—	18	547
1905	9	1298	19	525
1904	8	1364	18	515
1903	9	1204	24	401
1902	7	1438	12	651
1901	7	1339	19	433
1900	6	1723	15	649
1899	<5	—	15	502
1898	9	1171	14	573
1897	5	1555	12	615
1896	10	1047	19	462
1895	7	1299	23	399
1894	5	1485	26	358
1893	<5	—	15	479
1892	6	1278	18	458
1891	<5	—	11	564
1890	<5	—	18	424
1889	6	1147	15	482
1888	<5	—	17	464
1887	5	1147	15	438
1886	<5	—	16	451
1885	10	695	16	462
1884	<5	—	18	433
1883	<5	—	16	448
1882	<5	—	19	416
1881	<5	—	13	487
1880	<5	—	10	600