boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Valentino

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #444 Trend ↑ Rising 62%

Valentino is an Italian male given name, the masculine equivalent of the female given name Valentina.

Rank 2025
#444
among boys · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
710
named Valentino · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,406
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
710 babies
All-time total
11,784
#1,094 all-time among boys
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Valentino popularity over time

11,784 babies have been named Valentino since 1910, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 114 11 – #1,588
1920s 409 41 +259% #683
1930s 233 23 -43% #1,049
1940s 177 18 -24% #1,458
1950s 300 30 +69% #1,168
1960s 357 36 +19% #1,145
1970s 384 38 +8% #1,243
1980s 567 57 +48% #1,188
1990s 767 77 +35% #1,240
2000s 1,525 153 +99% #765
2010s 3,442 344 +126% #627
2020s (to 2025) 3,509 585 +70% #444

Where Valentino is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 770 0.45 #417
2027 826 0.48 #384
2028 876 0.51 #368
2029 921 0.54 #356
2030 961 0.56 #342

Where Valentino is most popular

Boys named Valentino per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.356 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New Jersey, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Valentino 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 446 0.942 +165%
New Jersey 152 0.755 +112%
California 683 0.747 +110%
Nevada 42 0.737 +107%
New Mexico 24 0.728 +105%
Massachusetts 78 0.567 +60%
Arizona 92 0.562 +58%
Illinois 122 0.477 +34%
New York 201 0.464 +31%
Rhode Island 7 0.429 +21%
Colorado 54 0.418 +18%
Connecticut 27 0.399 +12%
Pennsylvania 97 0.365 ≈ national
Maryland 42 0.352 ≈ national
Michigan 71 0.347 ≈ national
Texas 295 0.335 -6%
Washington 51 0.312 -12%
Kansas 21 0.306 -14%
Utah 28 0.293 -17%
Wisconsin 33 0.279 -22%
Virginia 50 0.264 -26%
Minnesota 30 0.245 -31%
North Carolina 57 0.223 -37%
Ohio 58 0.219 -38%
Indiana 33 0.206 -42%
Georgia 49 0.193 -46%
Tennessee 30 0.166 -53%
Oregon 8 0.105 -70%
South Carolina 6 0.058 -84%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -84%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -86%
Missouri 5 0.036 -90%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Valentino

Valentino is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #444 in 2025 with 710 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 11,784 American babies have been named Valentino. Its peak came in 2025, when 710 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 Valentino stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valentino?

The median living Valentino is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 21. An estimated 11 thousand people named Valentino are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Valentino year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 710 #444
2024 692 #453
2023 579 #515
2022 584 #509
2021 506 #561
2020 438 #620
2019 432 #627
2018 397 #646
2017 377 #673
2016 392 #662
2015 376 #676
2014 308 #764
2013 333 #706
2012 274 #812
2011 293 #767
2010 260 #826
2009 298 #765
2008 231 #904
2007 176 #1,064
2006 194 #962
2005 130 #1,224
2004 119 #1,270
2003 86 #1,512
2002 107 #1,277
2001 96 #1,350
2000 88 #1,418
1995 63 #1,525
1990 72 #1,317
1985 63 #1,188
1980 50 #1,340
1975 38 #1,449
1970 31 #1,544
1965 25 #1,593
1960 40 #1,251
1955 36 #1,272
1950 24 #1,534
1945 16 #1,767
1940 13 #2,073
1935 25 #1,389
1930 44 #1,049
1925 43 #1,070
1920 29 #1,379
1915 14 #2,058
1910 5 #1,822
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Valentino

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

  1. 1 Valentino Valentino Italian fashion designer (1932–2026) Contemporary
  2. 2 Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi Italian motorcycle racer (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Valentino Mazzola Valentino Mazzola Italian footballer (1919–1949) Contemporary
  4. 4 Valentino Lazaro Valentino Lazaro Austrian association football player b. 1996 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Valentino?

The median living Valentino is about 10 years old. Half of all living Valentinos are between 4 and 21 years old.

How many people named Valentino are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Valentino are alive in the United States, based on 11,784 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Valentino mean?

Valentino is an Italian male given name, the masculine equivalent of the female given name Valentina.

How popular is the name Valentino in 2025?

Valentino ranked #444 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 710 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valentino?

11,784 babies have been named Valentino in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valentino most popular?

Valentino peaked in 2025, when 710 newborns received the name.

Is Valentino a boy or girl name?

Valentino is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valentino rising or falling?

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

Will Valentino become more popular?

Valentino is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 961 boys named Valentino in 2030, which would rank around #342. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Valentino?

Well-known people named Valentino include Valentino (designer), Valentino Rossi (racing driver), Valentino Mazzola (soccer player).

Names like Valentino

Names that sound and feel close to Valentino: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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