Valen vs Valentine

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

Name A

Valen

Boy name · Rank #1676

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Name B

Valentine

Boy name · Rank #2445

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Valen Valentine
Current Rank #1676 #2445
Total Births (all years) 1,372 6,711
Peak Year 2025 1918
Peak Year Births 105 142
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1959 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Valen Valentine
1880s - 155
1890s - 171
1900s - 194
1910s - 967
1920s - 1,143
1930s - 725
1940s - 519
1950s 7 514
1960s - 338
1970s - 302
1980s 22 310
1990s 74 306
2000s 205 272
2010s 530 391
2020s 534 404

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Valen Valentine
2014 54 40
2015 49 31
2016 64 41
2017 73 48
2018 74 45
2019 69 62
2020 67 51
2021 77 53
2022 83 72
2023 102 83
2024 100 56
2025 105 89

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, 1959–2025.

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