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In the United States 0 10 20 30 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 2013 Boys 2020 per 100,000 babies of that sex 5,294 babies given this name since 1913 At its height in 2020, about 1 in 4,300 boys 406 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Valentina Girl Feminine of Valentinus, from valens 'strong, healthy'. Rome · peak 2019 Valentin Boy From Latin Valentinus, from valens 'strong, healthy'. Modern · peak 2007 Valentino Boy Italian form of Valentinus, from Latin valens 'strong, healthy'. Modern · peak 2020 Valentine Boy Latin Valentinus, from valens 'strong, healthy'. Rome · peak 1885 Faolán Boy From Old Irish fáel 'wolf' with the diminutive -án: 'little wolf'. Early Medieval · forgotten Flann Girl or boy Old Irish flann 'red, ruddy, blood-red'. Early Medieval · forgotten Valentinus Boy Derived from valens 'strong, vigorous, healthy'. Rome Violante Girl Uncertain. Linked to French Yolande, whose origin is unclear; the resemblance to Latin viola 'violet' may be secondary. Middle Ages · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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