Jerome vs Valentine
Jerome 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 2024, Jerome was ranked #582 and Valentine #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jerome was ranked #1322 and Valentine #1859 among boys in England and Wales.
Jerome and Valentine over time
Jerome and Valentine appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Jerome held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Valentine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jerome reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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
Jerome and Valentine changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #1322 and #1859.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 27 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jerome and Valentine averaged 39.1 places apart, ending at #582 and #655.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jerome #119 in 1964, Valentine #119 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1964–2024
Jerome held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Valentine in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jerome #119 in 1964, Valentine #119 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jerome #582, Valentine #655.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2024
Jerome held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Valentine in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jerome #340 in 1998, Valentine #1189 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jerome #1322, Valentine #1859.
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 | Jerome | 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #655 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jerome has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Valentine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jerome
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 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 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 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