Valentina
Valentina was given to 5,354 girls in 2025, #35 among girls’ names; 65,166 Americans have been recorded with it since 1897 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 63,600 Americans named Valentina and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (98% of everyone recorded); the median is 9 years old and half are between 4 and 15.
Valentina was given to 898 more girls in 2025 than in 2024, the #3 gain in babies among girls’ names.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Valentina by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Valentina mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Valentina is “a female given name from Latin, Italian, or Spanish, masculine equivalent Valentine, Valentinus, and Valentino.”
From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Valentina?
#35 among girls’ names, 2025
Valentina rose from #114 in 2015 to #35 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 1.5 to 3.3 per 1,000.
5,361 babies in 2025, the peak
Valentina peaked in 2025, when 5,361 babies were given it (5,354 girls, #35 among girls’ names). In 2024 it went to 4,456 girls.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,354 | #35 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 4,456 | #47 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 4,090 | #50 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 3,901 | #57 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 3,467 | #69 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 3,352 | #73 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 3,797 | #65 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 3,436 | #81 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 3,042 | #96 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 2,920 | #106 | 1.6 |
Every recorded year (120)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,751 | #114 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 2,783 | #112 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 2,565 | #129 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | 1,904 | #167 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 2,018 | #154 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 2,005 | #152 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 1,585 | #203 | 0.86 |
| 2008 | 1,292 | #264 | 0.68 |
| 2007 | 829 | #395 | 0.43 |
| 2006 | 725 | #440 | 0.38 |
| 2005 | 657 | #462 | 0.36 |
| 2004 | 611 | #482 | 0.33 |
| 2003 | 654 | #459 | 0.36 |
| 2002 | 427 | #603 | 0.24 |
| 2001 | 399 | #631 | 0.22 |
| 2000 | 327 | #710 | 0.18 |
| 1999 | 269 | #809 | 0.15 |
| 1998 | 256 | #834 | 0.14 |
| 1997 | 231 | #881 | 0.13 |
| 1996 | 203 | #948 | 0.12 |
| 1995 | 194 | #972 | 0.11 |
| 1994 | 195 | #954 | 0.11 |
| 1993 | 184 | #1,010 | 0.10 |
| 1992 | 120 | #1,377 | 0.07 |
| 1991 | 116 | #1,388 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | 135 | #1,232 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 122 | #1,297 | 0.07 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,504 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 114 | #1,248 | 0.07 |
| 1986 | 96 | #1,359 | 0.06 |
| 1985 | 100 | #1,331 | 0.06 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,770 | 0.04 |
| 1983 | 88 | #1,370 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | 68 | #1,683 | 0.04 |
| 1981 | 90 | #1,381 | 0.05 |
| 1980 | 76 | #1,551 | 0.05 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,692 | 0.04 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,823 | 0.04 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,773 | 0.04 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,661 | 0.04 |
| 1975 | 67 | #1,526 | 0.05 |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,879 | 0.03 |
| 1973 | 68 | #1,442 | 0.05 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,487 | 0.04 |
| 1971 | 70 | #1,472 | 0.04 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,652 | 0.03 |
| 1969 | 69 | #1,400 | 0.04 |
| 1968 | 73 | #1,300 | 0.04 |
| 1967 | 79 | #1,203 | 0.05 |
| 1966 | 91 | #1,112 | 0.05 |
| 1965 | 87 | #1,144 | 0.05 |
| 1964 | 86 | #1,197 | 0.05 |
| 1963 | 95 | #1,125 | 0.05 |
| 1962 | 63 | #1,406 | 0.03 |
| 1961 | 62 | #1,425 | 0.03 |
| 1960 | 66 | #1,364 | 0.03 |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,550 | 0.02 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,478 | 0.03 |
| 1957 | 81 | #1,175 | 0.04 |
| 1956 | 62 | #1,326 | 0.03 |
| 1955 | 70 | #1,207 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 58 | #1,314 | 0.03 |
| 1953 | 60 | #1,258 | 0.03 |
| 1952 | 72 | #1,117 | 0.04 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,431 | 0.02 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,449 | 0.02 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,208 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,772 | 0.02 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,630 | 0.02 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,590 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,696 | 0.02 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,193 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 19 | #2,073 | 0.01 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,665 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,692 | 0.02 |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,473 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 16 | #2,119 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,748 | 0.02 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,305 | 0.01 |
| 1936 | 16 | #2,022 | 0.02 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,659 | 0.02 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,648 | 0.02 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,362 | 0.03 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,743 | 0.02 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,453 | 0.03 |
| 1930 | 39 | #1,209 | 0.03 |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,552 | 0.02 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,538 | 0.02 |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,451 | 0.03 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,441 | 0.03 |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,223 | 0.03 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,605 | 0.02 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,195 | 0.04 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,250 | 0.03 |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,570 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,306 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,345 | 0.03 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,564 | 0.02 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,373 | 0.03 |
| 1916 | 17 | #2,022 | 0.02 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,954 | 0.02 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,381 | 0.03 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,146 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,713 | 0.02 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,945 | 0.02 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,919 | 0.02 |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,537 | 0.03 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,328 | 0.03 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,916 | 0.02 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,778 | 0.02 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Valentina a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Valentina has been given almost only to girls: 19 boys in 120 years of records.
Girls and boys named Valentina: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Valentina, and how old are they?
63,600 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 98% of the 65,166 Americans ever recorded as Valentina. The median Valentina alive today is 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15.
The 2020 Census counted 49,540 people named Valentina (49,413 women and girls, 127 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 40,194 born in the U.S. The Census count is 23% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 116 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 849 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 1,010 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,930 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 14,100 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 45,700 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Valentina born?
The states with the most babies named Valentina are California, Texas and Florida, with 51% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,146 | #10 | 1.6× |
| Texas | 985 | #12 | 1.4× |
| Florida | 600 | #9 | 2.4× |
| New York | 339 | #27 | 1.6× |
| New Jersey | 206 | #19 | 1.9× |
| Arizona | 192 | #13 | 1.4× |
| Illinois | 179 | #37 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 114 | #82 | 0.5× |
| Georgia | 108 | #77 | 0.5× |
| Pennsylvania | 96 | #102 | 0.4× |
Where Valentina is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Valentina is most over-represented in Florida: since 1910 it was given 2.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Valentina with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 2 names spelled alike, given to 65,233 babies since 1880, Valentina is the most given (100% of them). In 2025 it was given to 5,361 of their 5,367 babies (100%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Valentina
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Valentina and names like it
- Compare Valentina and ValentynaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sValentina peaked in 2025.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Valentina since 1910.
- Latin namesWiktionary’s origin for Valentina: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Valentina.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Valentina alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with VMost given first.