Top 50 US name Girls' name Peak 2024 59,761 births

Valentina — #47 US girls' name

59,761 babies named Valentina in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s231910s1851920s3361930s2271940s2381950s5911960s7711970s6141980s9081990s19032000s75022010s272182020s19240
#47
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Valentina was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

4,438 babies were named Valentina in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valentina

The Social Security Administration has registered 59,761 babies named Valentina between 1897 and 2024, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valentina currently holds the #47 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 4,438 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valentina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27,218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Valentina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12,289 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Valentina in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valentina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59,761 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Valentina at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

59,761

Since 1897

128 years of records

Peak year

2024

4,438 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#47

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1897

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valentina popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1897

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
4,438
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Valentina popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 2011 (Valentina as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2011 7

Valentina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27,218 births that decade — 46% of Valentina's all-time total
1890s51900s231910s1851920s3361930s2271940s2381950s5911960s7711970s6141980s9081990s19032000s75022010s272182020s19240

Valentina by state

Where Valentina concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Valentina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12,289 20.6%
#2 Texas
8,821 14.8%
#3 Florida
8,134 13.6%
#4 New York
6,168 10.3%
#5 New Jersey
3,386 5.7%
#6 Illinois
1,876 3.1%
#7 Arizona
1,820 3.0%
#8 Massachusetts
1,290 2.2%
California share of Valentina's total US births 20.6%
Even split

12,289 of 59,761 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Valentina appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valentina?
59,761 babies have been named Valentina since 1897. It currently ranks #47 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 4,438 births.
When was Valentina most popular?
Valentina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27,218 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Valentina most popular?
The top states for the name Valentina are California (12,289 births), Texas (8,821 births), Florida (8,134 births).
How long has the name Valentina been used?
Valentina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 128 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valentina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valarie, Valencia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1897–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.