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Valentine Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Valentine?

In 2018 the rare name Valentine, ranked the 2,735th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Valentine is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #366 in 1894.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 142 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Valentine was 10 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1891-1894, 1900-1903, 1911-1915, 1945-1949, 1993-1996, and 2011-2014, the name Valentine took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1936-1939, 1941-1945, and 2004-2007.

Sometimes the name Valentine has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Valentine's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Valentine for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Valentine?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Valentine is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Valentin. (Girl)Valentin. (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 41 3,710 45 2,735
2017 35 4,201 47 2,664
2016 37 4,060 41 2,924
2015 41 3,745 31 3,580
2014 47 3,413 40 2,926
2013 32 4,516 35 3,177
2012 28 5,097 25 4,120
2011 32 4,554 32 3,422
2010 14 8,661 31 3,517
2009 25 5,692 28 3,821
2008 24 5,938 36 3,213
2007 22 6,306 20 4,790
2006 13 9,242 31 3,447
2005 14 8,304 33 3,164
2004 9 11,576 30 3,278
2003 13 8,471 25 3,617
2002 14 7,800 24 3,663
2001 15 7,299 23 3,713
2000 9 10,706 20 4,056
1999 14 7,216 28 3,026
1998 16 6,351 34 2,549
1997 14 6,826 40 2,200
1996 12 7,562 36 2,298
1995 13 7,021 24 3,012
1994 7 11,728 25 2,940
1993 16 5,939 23 3,034
1992 12 7,489 27 2,663
1991 13 6,961 32 2,290
1990 12 7,278 37 2,043
1989 9 8,728 26 2,536
1988 < 5 -- 31 2,085
1987 12 6,321 30 2,054
1986 12 6,135 27 2,153
1985 14 5,335 33 1,830
1984 11 6,273 29 1,929
1983 12 5,807 29 1,901
1982 17 4,521 36 1,676
1981 16 4,734 38 1,598
1980 22 3,716 31 1,848
1979 10 6,672 32 1,785
1978 6 9,710 31 1,756
1977 7 8,409 21 2,268
1976 8 7,265 29 1,776
1975 5 10,547 28 1,782
1974 6 8,714 34 1,516
1973 7 7,399 32 1,547
1972 8 6,533 30 1,600
1971 < 5 -- 31 1,594
1970 6 7,955 35 1,436
1969 8 5,949 30 1,489
1968 < 5 -- 33 1,361
1967 8 5,430 32 1,363
1966 11 4,180 38 1,236
1965 18 3,040 45 1,125
1964 7 5,975 31 1,430
1963 8 5,275 31 1,422
1962 9 4,838 31 1,423
1961 8 5,276 26 1,603
1960 10 4,426 41 1,240
1959 13 3,607 32 1,408
1958 5 6,973 39 1,248
1957 5 6,949 47 1,129
1956 10 4,148 52 1,053
1955 14 3,216 64 939
1954 6 5,710 48 1,095
1953 11 3,669 60 930
1952 11 3,540 61 914
1951 9 3,990 54 961
1950 10 3,648 57 918
1949 11 3,381 68 832
1948 16 2,588 54 952
1947 12 3,221 53 982
1946 7 4,391 46 1,016
1945 5 5,187 28 1,268
1944 18 2,091 51 896
1943 19 2,075 56 896
1942 7 4,097 50 946
1941 12 2,662 63 797
1940 12 2,566 50 900
1939 10 2,908 44 952
1938 13 2,437 68 749
1937 10 2,921 64 769
1936 8 3,354 66 746
1935 14 2,299 58 821
1934 9 3,139 63 787
1933 14 2,264 70 732
1932 11 2,816 89 641
1931 19 1,869 92 623
1930 21 1,808 111 571
1929 16 2,177 97 619
1928 14 2,490 119 562
1927 25 1,721 114 582
1926 29 1,537 115 577
1925 30 1,532 106 611
1924 22 1,920 126 567
1923 28 1,591 108 613
1922 36 1,341 132 550
1921 35 1,370 103 629
1920 29 1,543 123 558
1919 38 1,240 142 500
1918 30 1,447 142 501
1917 52 976 104 585
1916 31 1,329 124 508
1915 30 1,313 137 471
1914 19 1,536 123 436
1913 12 1,873 81 485
1912 18 1,293 55 546
1911 11 1,538 29 575
1910 11 1,511 30 522
1909 12 1,282 27 503
1908 8 1,665 23 540
1907 7 1,803 19 588
1906 < 5 -- 18 565
1905 9 1,410 19 547
1904 8 1,471 18 536
1903 9 1,305 24 409
1902 7 1,582 12 683
1901 7 1,454 19 451
1900 6 1,918 15 677
1899 < 5 -- 15 518
1898 9 1,255 14 607
1897 5 1,780 12 647
1896 10 1,118 19 480
1895 7 1,418 23 412
1894 5 1,695 26 366
1893 < 5 -- 15 505
1892 6 1,440 18 476
1891 < 5 -- 11 592
1890 < 5 -- 18 433
1889 6 1,267 15 496
1888 < 5 -- 17 480
1887 5 1,296 15 457
1886 < 5 -- 16 469
1885 10 743 16 478
1884 < 5 -- 18 448
1883 < 5 -- 16 458
1882 < 5 -- 19 425
1881 < 5 -- 13 501
1880 < 5 -- 10 635

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.