How Many People Are Named Valentine?
people named Valentine are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 80,024 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,950 babies named Valentine in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
180 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Valentine, 32.7% were girls and 67.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Valentine rose from 11.9% in the 1880s to 44% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Valentine alive today is about 36 years old, and 49% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Valentine first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 180 babies. In 2025, 159 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Valentine has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #366, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #1,807. Among girls, its best rank was #743, in 1885.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,807 | #2,539 |
| Best rank | #366 (1894) | #743 (1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #586 in the 1920s | #4,084 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Valentine alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Valentine were born in California than in any other state: about 579 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Valentine was given 5.5 times as often in North Dakota, 2.8 times in California and 2.8 times in Texas.
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