Valentine
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- VAL-en-tyne
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,793 for boys
Unisex
Valentine is a name of Latin origin, meaning “strong, healthy”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 1,793rd for boys in the US (89 babies).
What does Valentine mean?
Latin: from Valentinus
“strong, healthy”
Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Roman martyr, gave his name to Valentine's Day on 14 February.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Valentine a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Valentine has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 14 boys in the UK and 70 girls and 89 boys in the US.
How popular is Valentine in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Valentine, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 22 boys. 6 girls were also named Valentine in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Valentine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30% of the babies named Valentine in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Valentine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Valentine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,793among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 89 boys in the US were named Valentine, making it the 1,793rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,504th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 142 boys. 70 girls were also named Valentine in 2025 (2,514th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Valentine than any year since 1932.
Half of all the boys named Valentine in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 16% of the babies named Valentine in the US in 1894, and 44% in 2025.
Valentine in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #1,793 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,444 |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,896 |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,082 |
| 2021 | 53 | #2,498 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,504 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,016 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,576 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,718 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,747 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,752 |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,520 |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,514 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,566 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,559 |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,415 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,463 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,339 |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,339 |
| 1966 | 38 | #1,215 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,106 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,407 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,569 |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,228 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,386 |
| 1958 | 39 | #1,236 |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,116 |
| 1956 | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1955 | 64 | #932 |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,081 |
| 1953 | 60 | #925 |
| 1952 | 61 | #906 |
| 1951 | 54 | #948 |
| 1950 | 57 | #903 |
| 1949 | 68 | #823 |
| 1948 | 54 | #944 |
| 1947 | 53 | #974 |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,003 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 1944 | 51 | #888 |
| 1943 | 56 | #893 |
| 1942 | 50 | #933 |
| 1941 | 63 | #786 |
| 1940 | 50 | #893 |
| 1939 | 44 | #942 |
| 1938 | 68 | #742 |
| 1937 | 64 | #764 |
| 1936 | 66 | #742 |
| 1935 | 58 | #814 |
| 1934 | 63 | #779 |
| 1933 | 70 | #729 |
| 1932 | 89 | #632 |
| 1931 | 92 | #621 |
| 1930 | 111 | #569 |
| 1929 | 97 | #615 |
| 1928 | 119 | #560 |
| 1927 | 114 | #579 |
| 1926 | 115 | #573 |
| 1925 | 106 | #611 |
| 1924 | 126 | #563 |
| 1923 | 108 | #610 |
| 1922 | 132 | #546 |
| 1921 | 103 | #625 |
| 1920 | 123 | #551 |
| 1919 | 142 | #499 |
| 1918 | 142 | #500 |
| 1917 | 104 | #581 |
| 1916 | 124 | #507 |
| 1915 | 137 | #470 |
| 1914 | 123 | #435 |
| 1913 | 81 | #483 |
| 1912 | 55 | #539 |
| 1911 | 29 | #562 |
| 1910 | 30 | #512 |
| 1909 | 27 | #496 |
| 1908 | 23 | #522 |
| 1907 | 19 | #559 |
| 1906 | 18 | #547 |
| 1905 | 19 | #525 |
| 1904 | 18 | #515 |
| 1903 | 24 | #401 |
| 1902 | 12 | #650 |
| 1901 | 19 | #433 |
| 1900 | 15 | #648 |
| 1899 | 15 | #502 |
| 1898 | 14 | #572 |
| 1897 | 12 | #615 |
| 1896 | 19 | #462 |
| 1895 | 23 | #399 |
| 1894 | 26 | #358 |
| 1893 | 15 | #479 |
| 1892 | 18 | #458 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 18 | #424 |
| 1889 | 15 | #482 |
| 1888 | 17 | #464 |
| 1887 | 15 | #438 |
| 1886 | 16 | #451 |
| 1885 | 16 | #462 |
| 1884 | 18 | #433 |
| 1883 | 16 | #448 |
| 1882 | 19 | #416 |
| 1881 | 13 | #487 |
| 1880 | 10 | #600 |
Nicknames for Valentine
- Val 22 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Valentine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore Ollie Leo Archie George Louie Charlie Arthur Oliver Felix Jesse Otis
Names related to Valentine
More Latin names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Valentine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/valentine, updated 20 October 2026.