Valentine
Meaning
traditionally 'strong, healthy', from Latin valens
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Valentine peaked in the 1910s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,872 people · the #5,333 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 111,111 · median age 9
Among people named Valentine living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 271 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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