Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Health Or Love
- English
Syllables
3
Themes
- Exotic
- Shakespearean
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Valentine
Pronunciation
v(a)-lenti-ne, val(en)-tine
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1919 (rank #499, 142 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1793, 89 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2514, 70 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 70 |
| 2024 | 56 | 51 |
| 2023 | 83 | 46 |
| 2022 | 72 | 56 |
| 2021 | 53 | 49 |
| 2020 | 51 | 45 |
| 2019 | 62 | 55 |
| 2018 | 45 | 42 |
| 2017 | 48 | 35 |
| 2016 | 41 | 37 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #1189, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2329, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7 |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 |
| 2021 | 16 | 4 |
| 2020 | 12 | 5 |
| 2019 | 22 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #45, 1,751 births); most recent 2023 (rank #86, 636 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 636 |
| 2022 | 763 |
| 2021 | 688 |
| 2020 | 755 |
| 2019 | 759 |
| 2018 | 756 |
| 2017 | 830 |
| 2016 | 878 |
| 2015 | 994 |
| 2014 | 883 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #119, 18 births); most recent 2024 (rank #628, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence