Valentin Boy
How popular is Valentin?
#660 boy name in 2025
418 baby boys were named Valentin in the US in 2025, making it the 660th most popular boy name.
Valentin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #660 for boys (▲ 87 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 418 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+80% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #922 in 2015, #771 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (418 boys) |
| Highest rank | #614 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Valentin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Valentin family of names ranked #555 for boys in 2025 (#644 the year before), with 507 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Valentin | 418 | 82% |
| Valentine | 89 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Valentin is most popular
Babies named Valentin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.5 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (455 boys)
- Texas: 0.5 per 1,000 (405 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Colorado: 0.4 per 1,000 (48 boys)
Valentin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 103 | #1,675 |
| 1920s | 255 | #1,163 |
| 1930s | 300 | #931 |
| 1940s | 310 | #1,102 |
| 1950s | 447 | #877 |
| 1960s | 495 | #965 |
| 1970s | 671 | #886 |
| 1980s | 948 | #810 |
| 1990s | 1,414 | #845 |
| 2000s | 2,305 | #614 |
| 2010s | 2,425 | #793 |
| 2020s | 2,050 | #660 |
Boy names about as popular as Valentin
Questions
- Is Valentin a boy or girl name?
- Valentin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Valentin were boys.
- How popular is the name Valentin?
- 418 baby boys were named Valentin in the US in 2025, making it the 660th most popular boy name.
- When was Valentin most popular?
- Valentin peaked in 2025, when 418 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #614 in 2007.
- How many people are named Valentin?
- 11,723 babies have been named Valentin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,527 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Valentin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Valentin was most common in Arizona, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.