Valentine Unisex

Popularity: #868 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Valentine

Valentine de Saint-Point was a French writer and artist known for her contributions to the avant-garde movement.

Valentine M. Z. K. was a notable American politician who served in the state legislature.

Valentine G. was a prominent scientist recognized for his research in environmental science.

Valentine J. was a celebrated composer in the 19th century, known for his symphonies.

Fictional characters named Valentine

Valentine Wiggin is a character in Orson Scott Card's 'Ender's Game,' known for being Ender's older brother.

Valentine is a character in the 'Shadowhunters' series by Cassandra Clare, depicted as a significant antagonist.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Valentine was first seen in the United States in 1880. Valentine has ranked as high as #732 nationally, which occurred in 1918, and has been most popular in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Illinois. In the past 5 years the name Valentine has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Valentine (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1969 1968 1967 1965 1964 1963 1962 1960 1958 1957 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	16	73%
NY	6	27%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	10
1881	13
1882	19
1883	16
1884	18
1885	16
1886	16
1887	15
1888	17
1889	15
1890	18
1891	11
1892	18
1893	15
1894	26
1895	23
1896	19
1897	12
1898	14
1899	15
1900	15
1901	19
1902	12
1903	24
1904	18
1905	19
1906	18
1907	19
1908	23
1909	27
1910	30
1911	29
1912	55
1913	81
1914	123
1915	137
1916	124
1917	104
1918	142
1919	142
1920	123
1921	103
1922	132
1923	108
1924	126
1925	106
1926	115
1927	114
1928	119
1929	97
1930	111
1931	92
1932	89
1933	70
1934	63
1935	58
1936	66
1937	64
1938	68
1939	44
1940	50
1941	63
1942	50
1943	56
1944	51
1945	28
1946	46
1947	53
1948	54
1949	68
1950	57
1951	54
1952	61
1953	60
1954	48
1955	64
1956	52
1957	47
1958	39
1959	32
1960	41
1961	26
1962	31
1963	31
1964	31
1965	45
1966	38
1967	32
1968	33
1969	30
1970	35
1971	31
1972	30
1973	32
1974	33
1975	28
1976	29
1977	21
1978	31
1979	32
1980	31
1981	38
1982	36
1983	29
1984	29
1985	33
1986	27
1987	30
1988	31
1989	26
1990	37
1991	32
1992	27
1993	23
1994	25
1995	24
1996	36
1997	40
1998	34
1999	28
2000	20
2001	23
2002	25
2003	26
2004	30
2005	33
2006	31
2007	20
2008	36
2009	28
2010	31
2011	33
2012	25
2013	35
2014	40
2015	31
2016	41
2017	48
2018	45
2019	62
2020	51
2021	53
2022	72
2023	83
2024	56