boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Valentin

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #660 Trend ↑ Rising 40%
Rank 2025
#660
among boys · ↑88 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
418
named Valentin · +22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,086
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
418 babies
All-time total
11,723
#1,097 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Valentin popularity over time

11,723 babies have been named Valentin since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 103 10 – #1,780
1920s 255 26 +148% #1,176
1930s 300 30 +18% #941
1940s 310 31 +3% #1,119
1950s 447 45 +44% #884
1960s 495 50 +11% #971
1970s 671 67 +36% #889
1980s 948 95 +41% #811
1990s 1,414 141 +49% #851
2000s 2,305 231 +63% #614
2010s 2,425 243 +5% #798
2020s (to 2025) 2,050 342 +41% #660

Where Valentin is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 443 0.26 outside top 500
2027 465 0.27 outside top 500
2028 485 0.28 outside top 500
2029 503 0.29 outside top 500
2030 518 0.30 outside top 500

Where Valentin is most popular

Boys named Valentin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.202 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Valentin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 82 0.501 +149%
California 455 0.498 +147%
Texas 405 0.460 +128%
Oklahoma 33 0.373 +85%
Colorado 48 0.372 +84%
New Mexico 11 0.334 +66%
Nevada 18 0.316 +57%
Washington 47 0.287 +43%
Illinois 67 0.262 +30%
Florida 84 0.177 -12%
Georgia 39 0.154 -24%
Oregon 11 0.145 -28%
North Carolina 37 0.145 -28%
Utah 13 0.136 -32%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -43%
Minnesota 11 0.090 -56%
Connecticut 6 0.089 -56%
Kansas 6 0.087 -57%
New York 37 0.085 -58%
Tennessee 14 0.078 -62%
Iowa 5 0.073 -64%
Wisconsin 7 0.059 -71%
Indiana 8 0.050 -75%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -78%
Missouri 5 0.036 -82%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -88%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Valentin

Valentin is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #660 in 2025 with 418 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 11,723 American babies have been named Valentin. Its peak came in 2025, when 418 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valentin stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valentin?

The median living Valentin is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 34. An estimated 11 thousand people named Valentin are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valentin year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 418 #660
2024 343 #748
2023 374 #710
2022 315 #800
2021 291 #823
2020 309 #771
2019 269 #838
2018 265 #842
2017 229 #924
2016 271 #836
2015 232 #924
2014 212 #985
2013 237 #881
2012 231 #901
2011 206 #964
2010 273 #798
2009 319 #734
2008 380 #646
2007 404 #614
2006 212 #911
2005 184 #952
2004 163 #1,012
2003 180 #920
2002 149 #1,032
2001 154 #996
2000 160 #957
1995 135 #958
1990 131 #903
1985 86 #991
1980 95 #918
1975 69 #993
1970 60 #1,061
1965 45 #1,125
1960 43 #1,209
1955 33 #1,338
1950 61 #884
1945 35 #1,119
1940 27 #1,308
1935 28 #1,293
1930 30 #1,328
1925 24 #1,578
1920 18 #1,957
1915 17 #1,780
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Valentin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Valentin Bondarenko Valentin Bondarenko Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut candidate (1937–1961) Contemporary
  2. 2 Valentin Pavlov Valentin Pavlov Soviet official and Russian banker (1937–2003) Contemporary
  3. 3 Valentin Yordanov Valentin Yordanov Bulgarian wrestler (born 1960) Contemporary
  4. 4 Valentin Glushko Valentin Glushko Soviet rocket engineer (1908–1989) Contemporary
  5. 5 Valentin Serov Valentin Serov Russian painter (1865–1911) 19th century
  6. 6 Valentin Ivanov Valentin Ivanov Soviet footballer (1934–2011) Contemporary
  7. 7 Valentin Varennikov Valentin Varennikov Russian army general and politician (1923-2009) Contemporary
  8. 8 Valentin Inzko Valentin Inzko Austrian diplomat (born 1949) Contemporary
  9. 9 Valentin Ivanov Valentin Ivanov Russian footballer and referee b. 1961 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Valentin Rasputin Valentin Rasputin Russian writer 1937–2015 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Valentin Kataev Valentin Kataev Soviet writer and editor (1897–1986) 19th century
  12. 12 Valentin Stocker Valentin Stocker Swiss footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  13. 13 Valentin Haüy Valentin Haüy Founder of the first school for the blind 1745–1822 · 18th century
  14. 14 Valentin Eysseric Valentin Eysseric French footballer (born 1992) Contemporary
  15. 15 Valentin Vodnik Valentin Vodnik Slovenian writer 1758–1819 · 18th century
  16. 16 Valentin Lebedev Valentin Lebedev Soviet cosmonaut (born 1942) Contemporary
  17. 17 Valentin Bubukin Valentin Bubukin Russian footballer 1933–2008 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Valentin Porte Valentin Porte French handball player (born 1990) Contemporary
  19. 19 Valentin Hristov Valentin Hristov Azerbaijani weightlifter b. 1994 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Valentin Gavrilov Valentin Gavrilov Russian high jumper b. 1946 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valentin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valentin?

The median living Valentin is about 18 years old. Half of all living Valentins are between 8 and 34 years old.

How many people named Valentin are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Valentin are alive in the United States, based on 11,723 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Valentin in 2025?

Valentin ranked #660 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 418 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valentin?

11,723 babies have been named Valentin in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valentin most popular?

Valentin peaked in 2025, when 418 newborns received the name.

Is Valentin a boy or girl name?

Valentin is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valentin rising or falling?

Valentin is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Valentin become more popular?

Valentin is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 518 boys named Valentin in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Valentin?

Well-known people named Valentin include Valentin Bondarenko (astronaut), Valentin Pavlov (politician), Valentin Yordanov (wrestler).

Names like Valentin

Names that sound and feel close to Valentin: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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