Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Valentine
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1918
Peak births
142
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Valentine
How many people are named Valentine?
An estimated 2,727 living Americans are named Valentine.
How rare is Valentine?
Valentine is uncommon among babies today, with 89 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 37.3% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Valentine?
The median age of a living American named Valentine is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 61 years old.
Is Valentine still popular?
Yes — Valentine is currently rising in popularity, with 89 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Valentine most common?
Valentine has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
37.3%
2025
89
All-time
6,711
Where it lives now
Valentine is most concentrated in Texas — about 2.7× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Valentine is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.