Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Valentine**

#1,258 most common boys' name of all time · #3,011 across all names · 75% male / 25% female · used 1880–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among boys
#1,258
Rank overall
#3,011 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
8,950
Since 2016
1,086
Peak year
1919 #500
Best rank
#364 1894
Girls Boys peak 180/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Valentine is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 70 89 159 #1,795
2024 51 56 107 #2,446
2023 46 83 129 #1,898
2022 56 72 128 #2,086
2021 49 53 102 #2,501
2020 45 51 96 #2,507
2019 55 62 117 #2,230
2018 42 45 87 #2,708
2017 35 48 83 #2,598
2016 37 41 78 #2,886
2015 41 31 72 #3,514
2014 47 40 87 #2,890
2013 32 35 67 #3,123
2012 28 25 53 #4,008
2011 33 33 66 #3,308
2010 14 31 45 #3,454
2009 25 28 53 #3,725
2008 24 36 60 #3,165
2007 22 20 42 #4,642
2006 13 31 44 #3,385
2005 14 33 47 #3,096
2004 9 30 39 #3,221
2003 13 26 39 #3,446
2002 14 25 39 #3,451
2001 15 23 38 #3,618
2000 9 20 29 #3,923
1999 14 28 42 #2,944
1998 16 34 50 #2,509
1997 14 40 54 #2,166
1996 13 36 49 #2,256
1995 13 24 37 #2,927
1994 7 25 32 #2,852
1993 16 23 39 #2,949
1992 12 27 39 #2,601
1991 13 32 45 #2,233
1990 12 37 49 #2,017
1989 9 26 35 #2,474
1988 — 31 31 #2,037
1987 12 30 42 #2,025
1986 12 27 39 #2,100
1985 14 33 47 #1,798
1984 11 29 40 #1,890
1983 12 29 41 #1,872
1982 18 36 54 #1,658
1981 16 38 54 #1,580
1980 22 31 53 #1,812
1979 10 32 42 #1,757
1978 6 31 37 #1,726
1977 7 21 28 #2,211
1976 8 29 37 #1,750
1975 5 28 33 #1,759
1974 6 33 39 #1,523
1973 7 32 39 #1,520
1972 8 30 38 #1,569
1971 — 31 31 #1,563
1970 6 35 41 #1,422
1969 8 30 38 #1,466
1968 — 33 33 #1,343
1967 8 32 40 #1,343
1966 11 38 49 #1,220
1965 18 45 63 #1,110
1964 7 31 38 #1,411
1963 8 31 39 #1,408
1962 9 31 40 #1,407
1961 8 26 34 #1,573
1960 10 41 51 #1,232
1959 13 32 45 #1,392
1958 5 39 44 #1,242
1957 5 47 52 #1,120
1956 10 52 62 #1,046
1955 14 64 78 #935
1954 6 48 54 #1,085
1953 11 60 71 #927
1952 11 61 72 #907
1951 9 54 63 #951
1950 10 57 67 #911
1949 11 68 79 #826
1948 16 54 70 #947
1947 12 53 65 #978
1946 7 46 53 #1,009
1945 5 28 33 #1,249
1944 18 51 69 #893
1943 19 56 75 #894
1942 7 50 57 #938
1941 12 63 75 #791
1940 12 50 62 #899
1939 10 44 54 #944
1938 13 68 81 #744
1937 10 64 74 #764
1936 8 66 74 #744
1935 14 58 72 #815
1934 9 63 72 #784
1933 14 70 84 #730
1932 11 89 100 #638
1931 19 92 111 #623
1930 21 111 132 #570
1929 16 97 113 #616
1928 14 119 133 #561
1927 25 114 139 #581
1926 29 115 144 #576
1925 30 106 136 #611
1924 22 126 148 #564
1923 28 108 136 #611
1922 36 132 168 #548
1921 35 103 138 #626
1920 29 123 152 #554
1919 38 142 180 #500
1918 30 142 172 #501
1917 52 104 156 #583
1916 31 124 155 #508
1915 30 137 167 #471
1914 19 123 142 #436
1913 12 81 93 #484
1912 18 55 73 #544
1911 11 29 40 #570
1910 11 30 41 #518
1909 12 27 39 #503
1908 8 23 31 #534
1907 7 19 26 #579
1906 — 18 18 #562
1905 9 19 28 #541
1904 8 18 26 #526
1903 9 24 33 #408
1902 7 12 19 #669
1901 7 19 26 #444
1900 6 15 21 #662
1899 — 15 15 #513
1898 9 14 23 #592
1897 5 12 17 #636
1896 10 19 29 #476
1895 7 23 30 #411
1894 5 26 31 #364
1893 — 15 15 #498
1892 6 18 24 #469
1891 — 11 11 #586
1890 — 18 18 #432
1889 6 15 21 #492
1888 — 17 17 #481
1887 5 15 20 #458
1886 — 16 16 #463
1885 10 16 26 #476
1884 — 18 18 #447
1883 — 16 16 #457
1882 — 19 19 #425
1881 — 13 13 #500
1880 — 10 10 #635