How Many People Are Named Valentin?
An estimated 10,207 people in the United States have the first name Valentin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Valentin peaked in popularity in 2007 with 404 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valentin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Valentin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,207
About 1 in 33,580 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2007
404 births
Total Registered
11,304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valentin
Valentin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,304 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Valentin as a male name
Ranked #747 in 2024
343 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (404 births)
Valentin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valentin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,425 babies were registered. While Valentin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valentin by Decade
How has Valentin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Valentin by State
Birth registrations for Valentin span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, Missouri. On average, about 306 Valentins were registered per state.
Valentin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valentin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valentin
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valentin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valentin?
We estimate approximately 10,207 people named Valentin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 33,580 Americans share this first name.
Is Valentin a common name?
Valentin is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valentin most popular?
Valentin reached peak popularity in 2007, when 404 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valentin is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valentin a male name?
Valentin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valentin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valentin Smith, Valentin Johnson, Valentin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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