girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Valentina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #35 Trend ↑ Rising 36%

From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus.

Rank 2025
#35
among girls · ↑12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
5,361
named Valentina · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 300
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
5,361 babies
All-time total
65,166
#506 all-time among girls
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Valentina popularity over time

65,166 babies have been named Valentina since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 5 – 5 1 – #1,779
1900s 23 – 23 2 +360% #1,328
1910s 185 – 185 19 +704% #1,345
1920s 336 – 336 34 +82% #1,195
1930s 227 – 227 23 -32% #1,209
1940s 238 – 238 24 +5% #1,473
1950s 591 – 591 59 +148% #1,118
1960s 771 – 771 77 +30% #1,112
1970s 614 – 614 61 -20% #1,442
1980s 907 – 907 91 +48% #1,248
1990s 1,903 – 1,903 190 +110% #810
2000s 7,506 – 7,506 751 +294% #203
2010s 27,221 7 27,228 2,723 +263% #65
2020s (to 2025) 24,620 12 24,632 4,105 +51% #35

Where Valentina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 5,644 3.51 #32
2027 5,903 3.67 #29
2028 6,133 3.82 #26
2029 6,335 3.94 #21
2030 6,512 4.05 #20

Where Valentina is most popular

Girls named Valentina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.62 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Florida, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Valentina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 101 8.07 +208%
Florida 2,748 6.42 +145%
New Jersey 1,042 5.77 +120%
Nevada 259 5.58 +113%
District of Columbia 63 5.32 +103%
California 4,298 5.11 +95%
Connecticut 286 4.92 +88%
Arizona 673 4.80 +83%
New Mexico 113 4.65 +77%
Texas 3,568 4.44 +69%
New York 1,680 4.24 +62%
Delaware 42 3.70 +41%
Massachusetts 427 3.53 +35%
Illinois 666 2.91 +11%
Maryland 283 2.67 ≈ national
Colorado 288 2.58 ≈ national
Nebraska 92 2.56 ≈ national
Washington 341 2.36 -10%
Oregon 147 2.26 -14%
Kansas 129 2.24 -15%
Virginia 359 2.11 -20%
Idaho 70 2.09 -20%
Oklahoma 151 2.05 -22%
North Carolina 462 2.03 -23%
Utah 150 1.80 -31%
Georgia 405 1.78 -32%
Pennsylvania 417 1.76 -33%
Iowa 99 1.69 -35%
Wyoming 7 1.64 -37%
Hawaii 18 1.57 -40%
South Carolina 136 1.51 -42%
Louisiana 124 1.42 -46%
Indiana 198 1.41 -46%
Arkansas 73 1.38 -47%
Tennessee 206 1.30 -50%
Wisconsin 132 1.28 -51%
Michigan 216 1.19 -55%
Minnesota 125 1.16 -56%
Ohio 254 1.07 -59%
Alabama 92 0.980 -63%
New Hampshire 18 0.975 -63%
Kentucky 82 0.959 -63%
Missouri 110 0.913 -65%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -85%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -87%
Mississippi 15 0.321 -88%
Alaska – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Valentina

Valentina is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #35 in 2025 with 5,354 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 65,166 American babies have been named Valentina. Its peak came in 2025, when 5,361 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valentina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valentina?

The median living Valentina is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 64 thousand people named Valentina are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valentina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5,354 #35 7 #10,598
2024 4,456 #47 5 #14,110
2023 4,090 #50 – –
2022 3,901 #57 – –
2021 3,467 #69 – –
2020 3,352 #73 – –
2019 3,797 #65 – –
2018 3,436 #81 – –
2017 3,042 #96 – –
2016 2,920 #106 – –
2015 2,751 #114 – –
2014 2,783 #112 – –
2013 2,565 #129 – –
2012 1,904 #167 – –
2011 2,018 #154 7 #10,714
2010 2,005 #152 – –
2009 1,585 #203 – –
2008 1,292 #264 – –
2007 829 #395 – –
2006 725 #440 – –
2005 657 #462 – –
2004 611 #482 – –
2003 654 #459 – –
2002 427 #603 – –
2001 399 #631 – –
2000 327 #710 – –
1995 194 #975 – –
1990 135 #1,236 – –
1985 100 #1,332 – –
1980 76 #1,551 – –
1975 67 #1,526 – –
1970 57 #1,652 – –
1965 87 #1,144 – –
1960 66 #1,365 – –
1955 70 #1,208 – –
1950 41 #1,450 – –
1945 25 #1,697 – –
1940 28 #1,473 – –
1935 22 #1,659 – –
1930 39 #1,209 – –
1925 41 #1,223 – –
1920 36 #1,306 – –
1915 17 #1,955 – –
1910 8 #1,919 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 6 #1,917 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Valentina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Tereshkova Russian cosmonaut and politician (born 1937) Contemporary
  2. 2 Valentina Nappi Valentina Nappi Italian pornographic film actress (born 1990) Contemporary
  3. 3 Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese Italian actress (1923–2019) Contemporary
  4. 4 Valentina Vargas Valentina Vargas Chilean actress b. 1964 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Valentina Zenere Valentina Zenere Argentine actress, model and singer b. 1997 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Valentina Matviyenko Valentina Matviyenko Russian politician (born 1949) Contemporary
  7. 7 Valentina Lisitsa Valentina Lisitsa Ukrainian classical pianist (born 1970) b. 1973 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Valentina Cervi Valentina Cervi Italian actress b. 1976 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans Italian noble (1371–1408) Medieval
  10. 10 Valentina Monetta Valentina Monetta Sammarinese singer (born 1975) Contemporary
  11. 11 Valentina Vezzali Valentina Vezzali Italian fencer and politician b. 1974 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Valentina Gunina Valentina Gunina Russian chess grandmaster (born 1989) Contemporary
  13. 13 Valentina Grizodubova Valentina Grizodubova Soviet aviator (1909–1993) Contemporary
  14. 14 Valentina Tolkunova Valentina Tolkunova Russian singer (1946–2010) Contemporary
  15. 15 Valentina Yegorova Russian long-distance runner b. 1964 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valentina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valentina?

The median living Valentina is about 8 years old. Half of all living Valentinas are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Valentina are alive today?

An estimated 64 thousand people named Valentina are alive in the United States, based on 65,166 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Valentina mean?

From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus.

How popular is the name Valentina in 2025?

Valentina ranked #35 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 5,354 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valentina?

65,166 babies have been named Valentina in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valentina most popular?

Valentina peaked in 2025, when 5,361 newborns received the name.

Is Valentina a boy or girl name?

Valentina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valentina rising or falling?

Valentina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Valentina become more popular?

Valentina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 6,512 girls named Valentina in 2030, which would rank around #20. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Valentina?

Well-known people named Valentina include Valentina Tereshkova (astronaut), Valentina Nappi (pornographic actor), Valentina Cortese (actor).

Names like Valentina

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