Valentine
Valentine is a unisex given name: about 64% of people named Valentine are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 64% male / 36% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, France
- US births since 1880
- 6,197 male / 1,822 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Valentine
To address Valentine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Valentine," in English, "Guten Tag Valentine," in German. About 64% of people named Valentine are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Valentine,
German
Guten Tag Valentine,
French
Bonjour Valentine,
Spanish
Estimado/a Valentine:
Chinese
Valentine您好：
Japanese
Valentine様
English
Hi Valentine,
German
Hi Valentine,
French
Salut Valentine,
Spanish
Hola Valentine,
Chinese
Valentine你好：
Japanese
Valentineさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 77% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
6,197 male · 1,822 female · 8,019 births recorded
Since 1980: 63% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Valentine a male or female name?
Valentine is a unisex given name: about 64% of people named Valentine are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Valentine in an email?
To address Valentine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Valentine," in English, "Guten Tag Valentine," in German. About 64% of people named Valentine are men and 36% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Valentine a unisex name?
Valentine is a unisex name: 64% of people named Valentine are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Valentine a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/valentine (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_valentine,
title = {Is Valentine a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/valentine},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}