Girls' name · since 1897
Valentina
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 65,147 babies named Valentina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #35 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,147
- born since 1897
- 2010s
- peak decade
65,147 babies have been named Valentina since 1897, making it today's #35 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valentina has been recorded 65,147 times among girls since 1897, currently ranked #35 nationally and more common than 99.8% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #35 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 65,147 born since 1897
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valentina ranks #506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #35 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 65,147 born since 1897, peaking in the 2010s.
- #506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #35 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,147
- born since 1897
- 2010s
- peak decade
Valentina's 65,147 recorded births place it above 99.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Valentina compares
65,147 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valentina's all-time total is 173x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valentina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65,147 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,354 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valentina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valentina's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 5,354, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valentina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 5,354
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Valentina popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 2011 (Valentina as boys' name)
Valentina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27,221 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Valentina's strongest decade.
27,221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Valentina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s 185
1910s
185 births
- 1920s 336
1920s
336 births
- 1930s 227
1930s
227 births
- 1940s 238
1940s
238 births
- 1950s 591
1950s
591 births
- 1960s 771
1960s
771 births
- 1970s 614
1970s
614 births
- 1980s 907
1980s
907 births
- 1990s 1,903
1990s
1,903 births
- 2000s 7,506
2000s
7,506 births
- 2010s
2010s
27,221 births
- 2020s
2020s
24,620 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27,221 births (42% of all-time use).
How Valentina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valentina's total volume
Valentina by state
Where Valentina concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13,441 | 20.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,813 | 15.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 8,737 | 13.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 6,508 | 10.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 3,592 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,056 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 2,013 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,372 | 2.1% |
13,441 of 65,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Valentina appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valentina's data
- Valentina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27,221 total births) through the 2020s (24,620) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Valentinas (13,441 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valentina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~128 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Valentina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.