Augustine vs Valentine
Augustine and Valentinecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1992, Augustine was ranked #298 and Valentine #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Augustine was ranked #1595 and Valentine #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Augustine was ranked #4686 and Valentine #3541 among girls in England and Wales.
Augustine and Valentine over time
Augustine and Valentine appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Valentine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Augustine in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Augustine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Valentine in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Augustine and Valentine changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #1595 and #1859.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Augustine and Valentine averaged 29.3 places apart, ending at #298 and #337.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Augustine #124 in 1965, Valentine #119 in 1965.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2024
Augustine held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Valentine in 18.
Highest recorded here: Augustine #1410 in 2003, Valentine #1189 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Augustine #1595, Valentine #1859.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1964–1992
Augustine held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Valentine in 13.
Highest recorded here: Augustine #124 in 1965, Valentine #119 in 1965.
The order changed in 1991: Augustine moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #272 and #235; by 1991 that had become #288 and #324.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Augustine #298, Valentine #337.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Augustine | Valentine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1595 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #655 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Augustine and Valentine both have 4 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Augustine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Valentine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls