Is Valentine a boy or girl name?
Valentine is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 56 boys were named Valentine, so 47.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 24.7% of the 8,790 US babies named Valentine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,467
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,160
- Babies named Valentine since 1880
- 8,790
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 180 babies
Boys and girls named Valentine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 155 | 21 | 11.9% |
| 1890s | 171 | 42 | 19.7% |
| 1900s | 194 | 73 | 27.3% |
| 1910s | 967 | 252 | 20.7% |
| 1920s | 1,143 | 264 | 18.8% |
| 1930s | 725 | 129 | 15.1% |
| 1940s | 519 | 119 | 18.7% |
| 1950s | 514 | 94 | 15.5% |
| 1960s | 338 | 87 | 20.5% |
| 1970s | 302 | 63 | 17.3% |
| 1980s | 310 | 126 | 28.9% |
| 1990s | 306 | 130 | 29.8% |
| 2000s | 272 | 158 | 36.7% |
| 2010s | 391 | 363 | 48.1% |
| 2020s | 315 | 247 | 44% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2,467 | 51 | #3,160 |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,906 | 46 | #3,469 |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,092 | 56 | #2,990 |
| 2021 | 53 | #2,520 | 49 | #3,290 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,544 | 45 | #3,443 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,260 | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,744 | 42 | #3,666 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,634 | 35 | #4,209 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,931 | 37 | #4,073 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,583 | 41 | #3,755 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,927 | 47 | #3,417 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,182 | 32 | #4,530 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,125 | 28 | #5,104 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,359 | 32 | #4,562 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,520 | 14 | #8,669 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,822 | 25 | #5,698 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,216 | 24 | #5,944 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,791 | 22 | #6,311 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,448 | 13 | #9,251 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,166 | 14 | #8,307 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,281 | 9 | #11,580 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,523 | 13 | #8,473 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,549 | 14 | #7,801 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,715 | 15 | #7,301 |
| 2000 | 20 | #4,057 | 9 | #10,709 |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,027 | 14 | #7,221 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,549 | 16 | #6,351 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,200 | 14 | #6,827 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,298 | 13 | #7,107 |
| 1995 | 24 | #3,012 | 13 | #7,023 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,942 | 7 | #11,733 |
| 1993 | 23 | #3,034 | 16 | #5,938 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,663 | 12 | #7,490 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,291 | 13 | #6,962 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,046 | 12 | #7,284 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,537 | 9 | #8,729 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,054 | 12 | #6,323 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,156 | 12 | #6,137 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,832 | 14 | #5,336 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,930 | 11 | #6,277 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,901 | 12 | #5,809 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,675 | 18 | #4,340 |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,600 | 16 | #4,734 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,849 | 22 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,785 | 10 | #6,678 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,756 | 6 | #9,709 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,267 | 7 | #8,408 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,777 | 8 | #7,266 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,783 | 5 | #10,556 |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,544 | 6 | #8,719 |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,547 | 7 | #7,402 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,599 | 8 | #6,537 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,435 | 6 | #7,957 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,489 | 8 | #5,951 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,362 | 8 | #5,433 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,235 | 11 | #4,183 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,126 | 18 | #3,041 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,432 | 7 | #5,979 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,423 | 8 | #5,275 |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,421 | 9 | #4,837 |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,601 | 8 | #5,276 |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,241 | 10 | #4,426 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,412 | 13 | #3,610 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,251 | 5 | #6,977 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,129 | 5 | #6,949 |
| 1956 | 52 | #1,055 | 10 | #4,148 |
| 1955 | 64 | #942 | 14 | #3,214 |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,095 | 6 | #5,710 |
| 1953 | 60 | #930 | 11 | #3,673 |
| 1952 | 61 | #914 | 11 | #3,540 |
| 1951 | 54 | #961 | 9 | #3,990 |
| 1950 | 57 | #917 | 10 | #3,649 |
| 1949 | 68 | #832 | 11 | #3,382 |
| 1948 | 54 | #953 | 16 | #2,587 |
| 1947 | 53 | #983 | 12 | #3,221 |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,016 | 7 | #4,392 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,268 | 5 | #5,188 |
| 1944 | 51 | #896 | 18 | #2,092 |
| 1943 | 56 | #896 | 19 | #2,075 |
| 1942 | 50 | #945 | 7 | #4,095 |
| 1941 | 63 | #797 | 12 | #2,661 |
| 1940 | 50 | #901 | 12 | #2,567 |
| 1939 | 44 | #953 | 10 | #2,907 |
| 1938 | 68 | #748 | 13 | #2,438 |
| 1937 | 64 | #769 | 10 | #2,922 |
| 1936 | 66 | #746 | 8 | #3,355 |
| 1935 | 58 | #821 | 14 | #2,299 |
| 1934 | 63 | #787 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1933 | 70 | #732 | 14 | #2,265 |
| 1932 | 89 | #643 | 11 | #2,817 |
| 1931 | 92 | #623 | 19 | #1,868 |
| 1930 | 111 | #571 | 21 | #1,808 |
| 1929 | 97 | #619 | 16 | #2,178 |
| 1928 | 119 | #561 | 14 | #2,491 |
| 1927 | 114 | #583 | 25 | #1,721 |
| 1926 | 115 | #578 | 29 | #1,537 |
| 1925 | 106 | #611 | 30 | #1,533 |
| 1924 | 126 | #567 | 22 | #1,920 |
| 1923 | 108 | #613 | 28 | #1,591 |
| 1922 | 132 | #550 | 36 | #1,340 |
| 1921 | 103 | #629 | 35 | #1,370 |
| 1920 | 123 | #558 | 29 | #1,543 |
| 1919 | 142 | #500 | 38 | #1,240 |
| 1918 | 142 | #501 | 30 | #1,447 |
| 1917 | 104 | #585 | 52 | #976 |
| 1916 | 124 | #508 | 31 | #1,329 |
| 1915 | 137 | #471 | 30 | #1,313 |
| 1914 | 123 | #436 | 19 | #1,536 |
| 1913 | 81 | #485 | 12 | #1,873 |
| 1912 | 55 | #546 | 18 | #1,293 |
| 1911 | 29 | #575 | 11 | #1,538 |
| 1910 | 30 | #522 | 11 | #1,511 |
| 1909 | 27 | #503 | 12 | #1,282 |
| 1908 | 23 | #540 | 8 | #1,665 |
| 1907 | 19 | #588 | 7 | #1,803 |
| 1906 | 18 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #547 | 9 | #1,410 |
| 1904 | 18 | #536 | 8 | #1,471 |
| 1903 | 24 | #409 | 9 | #1,305 |
| 1902 | 12 | #683 | 7 | #1,582 |
| 1901 | 19 | #451 | 7 | #1,454 |
| 1900 | 15 | #677 | 6 | #1,918 |
| 1899 | 15 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #607 | 9 | #1,255 |
| 1897 | 12 | #647 | 5 | #1,780 |
| 1896 | 19 | #480 | 10 | #1,118 |
| 1895 | 23 | #412 | 7 | #1,418 |
| 1894 | 26 | #366 | 5 | #1,695 |
| 1893 | 15 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 18 | #476 | 6 | #1,440 |
| 1891 | 11 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 18 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 15 | #496 | 6 | #1,267 |
| 1888 | 17 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #457 | 5 | #1,296 |
| 1886 | 16 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 16 | #478 | 10 | #743 |
| 1884 | 18 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 16 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 19 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 13 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #635 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Valentine reached #366 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #743 in 1885. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Valentine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.