Valentine
Boy name
Valentine meaning
strong, healthy
Valentine at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,435 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Valentine popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #600 | 10 |
| 1890 | #424 | 18 |
| 1894 | #358 | 26 |
| 1900 | #649 | 15 |
| 1910 | #512 | 30 |
| 1920 | #551 | 123 |
| 1930 | #569 | 111 |
| 1940 | #893 | 50 |
| 1950 | #904 | 57 |
| 1960 | #1,228 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,807 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,011 | 37 |
| 2000 | #3,923 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,452 | 31 |
| 2020 | #2,504 | 51 |
| 2024 | #2,435 | 56 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #600 | 10 |
| 1881 | #487 | 13 |
| 1882 | #416 | 19 |
| 1883 | #448 | 16 |
| 1884 | #433 | 18 |
| 1885 | #462 | 16 |
| 1886 | #451 | 16 |
| 1887 | #438 | 15 |
| 1888 | #464 | 17 |
| 1889 | #482 | 15 |
| 1890 | #424 | 18 |
| 1891 | #564 | 11 |
| 1892 | #458 | 18 |
| 1893 | #479 | 15 |
| 1894 | #358 | 26 |
| 1895 | #399 | 23 |
| 1896 | #462 | 19 |
| 1897 | #615 | 12 |
| 1898 | #573 | 14 |
| 1899 | #502 | 15 |
| 1900 | #649 | 15 |
| 1901 | #433 | 19 |
| 1902 | #651 | 12 |
| 1903 | #401 | 24 |
| 1904 | #515 | 18 |
| 1905 | #525 | 19 |
| 1906 | #547 | 18 |
| 1907 | #559 | 19 |
| 1908 | #522 | 23 |
| 1909 | #496 | 27 |
| 1910 | #512 | 30 |
| 1911 | #562 | 29 |
| 1912 | #539 | 55 |
| 1913 | #483 | 81 |
| 1914 | #435 | 123 |
| 1915 | #470 | 137 |
| 1916 | #507 | 124 |
| 1917 | #581 | 104 |
| 1918 | #500 | 142 |
| 1919 | #499 | 142 |
| 1920 | #551 | 123 |
| 1921 | #625 | 103 |
| 1922 | #546 | 132 |
| 1923 | #610 | 108 |
| 1924 | #563 | 126 |
| 1925 | #611 | 106 |
| 1926 | #573 | 115 |
| 1927 | #579 | 114 |
| 1928 | #560 | 119 |
| 1929 | #615 | 97 |
| 1930 | #569 | 111 |
| 1931 | #621 | 92 |
| 1932 | #632 | 89 |
| 1933 | #729 | 70 |
| 1934 | #779 | 63 |
| 1935 | #814 | 58 |
| 1936 | #742 | 66 |
| 1937 | #764 | 64 |
| 1938 | #742 | 68 |
| 1939 | #941 | 44 |
| 1940 | #893 | 50 |
| 1941 | #786 | 63 |
| 1942 | #933 | 50 |
| 1943 | #893 | 56 |
| 1944 | #888 | 51 |
| 1945 | #1,249 | 28 |
| 1946 | #1,003 | 46 |
| 1947 | #975 | 53 |
| 1948 | #945 | 54 |
| 1949 | #824 | 68 |
| 1950 | #904 | 57 |
| 1951 | #949 | 54 |
| 1952 | #907 | 61 |
| 1953 | #926 | 60 |
| 1954 | #1,082 | 48 |
| 1955 | #934 | 64 |
| 1956 | #1,045 | 52 |
| 1957 | #1,116 | 47 |
| 1958 | #1,237 | 39 |
| 1959 | #1,386 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,228 | 41 |
| 1961 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1962 | #1,401 | 31 |
| 1963 | #1,403 | 31 |
| 1964 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1965 | #1,107 | 45 |
| 1966 | #1,216 | 38 |
| 1967 | #1,340 | 32 |
| 1968 | #1,339 | 33 |
| 1969 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1971 | #1,560 | 31 |
| 1972 | #1,566 | 30 |
| 1973 | #1,514 | 32 |
| 1974 | #1,520 | 33 |
| 1975 | #1,753 | 28 |
| 1976 | #1,748 | 29 |
| 1977 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1978 | #1,718 | 31 |
| 1979 | #1,753 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,807 | 31 |
| 1981 | #1,577 | 38 |
| 1982 | #1,654 | 36 |
| 1983 | #1,865 | 29 |
| 1984 | #1,885 | 29 |
| 1985 | #1,794 | 33 |
| 1986 | #2,096 | 27 |
| 1987 | #2,020 | 30 |
| 1988 | #2,035 | 31 |
| 1989 | #2,468 | 26 |
| 1990 | #2,011 | 37 |
| 1991 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1992 | #2,599 | 27 |
| 1993 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1994 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1995 | #2,923 | 24 |
| 1996 | #2,254 | 36 |
| 1997 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1998 | #2,507 | 34 |
| 1999 | #2,939 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,923 | 20 |
| 2001 | #3,617 | 23 |
| 2002 | #3,450 | 25 |
| 2003 | #3,443 | 26 |
| 2004 | #3,217 | 30 |
| 2005 | #3,091 | 33 |
| 2006 | #3,384 | 31 |
| 2007 | #4,639 | 20 |
| 2008 | #3,165 | 36 |
| 2009 | #3,719 | 28 |
| 2010 | #3,452 | 31 |
| 2011 | #3,306 | 33 |
| 2012 | #4,003 | 25 |
| 2013 | #3,122 | 35 |
| 2014 | #2,885 | 40 |
| 2015 | #3,512 | 31 |
| 2016 | #2,884 | 41 |
| 2017 | #2,597 | 48 |
| 2018 | #2,706 | 45 |
| 2019 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,504 | 51 |
| 2021 | #2,498 | 53 |
| 2022 | #2,083 | 72 |
| 2023 | #1,896 | 83 |
| 2024 | #2,435 | 56 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Valentine” (revision 90583941), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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