How Many People Are Named Valentine?
An estimated 4,266 people in the United States have the first name Valentine. It is used for both genders, with 75.3% male. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Valentine peaked in popularity in 1919 with 180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valentine 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 Valentine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,266
About 1 in 80,346 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
75.3% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1919
180 births
Total Registered
8,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valentine
Valentine is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (75.3%) and females (24.7%). Out of 8,790 total births registered, 6,622 were male and 2,168 were female.
Valentine as a male name
Ranked #2,467 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (142 births)
Valentine as a female name
Ranked #3,160 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (56 births)
Valentine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valentine span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,407 babies were registered. While Valentine is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Valentine by Decade
How has Valentine 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.
Valentine by State
Birth registrations for Valentine span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Nevada, New Mexico, Missouri. On average, about 140 Valentines were registered per state.
Valentine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valentine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Valentine
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Valentine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valentine?
We estimate approximately 4,266 people named Valentine 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 80,346 Americans share this first name.
Is Valentine a common name?
Valentine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valentine most popular?
Valentine reached peak popularity in 1919, when 180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valentine is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valentine a male name?
Valentine is predominantly male. 75.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valentine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valentine Smith, Valentine Johnson, Valentine 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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