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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.