Valentine
Girl name · #2517 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 70 baby girls were named Valentine, placing it at #2517 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3705, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,714 girls born in 2025 was named Valentine.
The 140-year story
Valentine first appears in the Social Security records in 1885, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 70 babies and a rank of #2514. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Valentine per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Valentine in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Valentine is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Valentine will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Valentine is most common
State-level data for Valentine is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Valentine
Statistically, parents drawn to Valentine tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Seraphine, Seline, Emeline, Karoline, and Adelaine.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Valentine | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2514 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3119 |
| 2023 | 46 | #3428 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2956 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3250 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3399 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3614 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4147 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2015 | 41 | #3705 |
| 2014 | 47 | #3369 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4422 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4353 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5537 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6093 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7891 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7444 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Valentine a popular girl name?
Valentine ranked #2517 among girls in 2025 with 70 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3705.
When was the name Valentine most popular?
Valentine peaked in 2025, when 70 American girls received the name (ranked #2514 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Valentine?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,714 newborn American girls was named Valentine. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.