Valdemar vs Valentine

Side-by-side comparison of Valdemar and Valentine — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Valdemar

Boy name · Rank #12396

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Name B

Valentine

Boy name · Rank #2437

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Metric Valdemar Valentine
Current Rank #12396 #2437
Total Births (all years) 959 6,622
Peak Year 2002 1918
Peak Year Births 24 142
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Valdemar Valentine
1880ss — 155
1890ss — 171
1900ss — 194
1910ss 17 967
1920ss 66 1,143
1930ss 94 725
1940ss 81 519
1950ss 82 514
1960ss 94 338
1970ss 100 302
1980ss 95 310
1990ss 122 306
2000ss 123 272
2010ss 63 391
2020ss 22 315

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Valdemar Valentine
2014 5 40
2015 7 31
2016 6 41
2017 6 48
2018 7 45
2019 5 62
2020 12 51
2021 — 53
2022 5 72
2023 — 83
2024 5 56

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2024.

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