Valentino
Valentino was given to 710 boys in 2025, #444 among boys’ names; 11,784 Americans have been recorded with it since 1910 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 10,600 Americans named Valentino and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (90% of everyone recorded); the median is 11 years old and half are between 5 and 22.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Valentino by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Valentino mean?
Wiktionary, Italian section
Valentino is “a male given name, feminine equivalent Valentina, equivalent to English Valentine”
/va.lenˈti.no/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Italian section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Valentino?
#444 among boys’ names, 2025
Valentino rose from #676 in 2015 to #444 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.20 to 0.42 per 1,000.
710 babies in 2025, the peak
Valentino peaked in 2025, when 710 boys were given it, #444 among boys’ names. In 2024 it went to 692 boys.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 710 | #444 | 0.42 |
| 2024 | 692 | #453 | 0.40 |
| 2023 | 579 | #515 | 0.34 |
| 2022 | 584 | #509 | 0.33 |
| 2021 | 506 | #561 | 0.29 |
| 2020 | 438 | #620 | 0.25 |
| 2019 | 432 | #627 | 0.24 |
| 2018 | 397 | #646 | 0.22 |
| 2017 | 377 | #673 | 0.20 |
| 2016 | 392 | #662 | 0.21 |
Every recorded year (116)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 376 | #676 | 0.20 |
| 2014 | 308 | #764 | 0.16 |
| 2013 | 333 | #706 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 274 | #812 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 293 | #767 | 0.15 |
| 2010 | 260 | #826 | 0.14 |
| 2009 | 298 | #765 | 0.15 |
| 2008 | 231 | #904 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 176 | #1,064 | 0.08 |
| 2006 | 194 | #962 | 0.09 |
| 2005 | 130 | #1,223 | 0.07 |
| 2004 | 119 | #1,268 | 0.06 |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,509 | 0.04 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,274 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 96 | #1,346 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,414 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | 101 | #1,238 | 0.05 |
| 1998 | 85 | #1,378 | 0.04 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,341 | 0.04 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,496 | 0.04 |
| 1995 | 63 | #1,520 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,464 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 79 | #1,282 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 75 | #1,303 | 0.04 |
| 1991 | 74 | #1,307 | 0.04 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,312 | 0.04 |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,368 | 0.03 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,336 | 0.03 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,292 | 0.03 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,383 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 63 | #1,187 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,238 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,252 | 0.03 |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,191 | 0.03 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,393 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,340 | 0.03 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,785 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,391 | 0.03 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,243 | 0.03 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,317 | 0.03 |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,449 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,518 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,399 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,564 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,398 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 31 | #1,543 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,413 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,280 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,284 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,446 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,592 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,144 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,507 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,257 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 46 | #1,174 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,250 | 0.02 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,288 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,342 | 0.02 |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,452 | 0.01 |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,509 | 0.01 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,271 | 0.02 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,554 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,167 | 0.02 |
| 1952 | 37 | #1,224 | 0.02 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,342 | 0.02 |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,533 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,540 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,457 | 0.01 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,912 | 0.01 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,553 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,766 | 0.01 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,731 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,630 | 0.01 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,939 | 0.01 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,116 | 0.01 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,073 | 0.01 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,871 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,813 | 0.01 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,747 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,793 | 0.02 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,389 | 0.02 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,723 | 0.02 |
| 1933 | 26 | #1,328 | 0.03 |
| 1932 | 26 | #1,383 | 0.02 |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,280 | 0.03 |
| 1930 | 44 | #1,049 | 0.04 |
| 1929 | 30 | #1,310 | 0.03 |
| 1928 | 49 | #991 | 0.04 |
| 1927 | 90 | #683 | 0.08 |
| 1926 | 49 | #990 | 0.04 |
| 1925 | 43 | #1,070 | 0.04 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,325 | 0.03 |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,298 | 0.03 |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,432 | 0.03 |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,472 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,379 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,855 | 0.01 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,253 | 0.01 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,806 | 0.02 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,587 | 0.02 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,057 | 0.02 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,860 | 0.02 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,257 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,880 | 0.01 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,724 | 0.03 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,821 | 0.03 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Valentino a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Valentino has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 116 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Valentino: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Valentino, and how old are they?
10,600 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 90% of the 11,784 Americans ever recorded as Valentino. The median Valentino alive today is 11 years old; half are between 5 and 22.
The 2020 Census counted 7,031 people named Valentino (164 women and girls, 6,867 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 7,401 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 59 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 397 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 525 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 964 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,590 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 6,080 |
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 Valentino born?
The states with the most babies named Valentino are California, Florida and Texas, with 51% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 165 | #229 | 1.9× |
| Florida | 111 | #198 | 1.9× |
| Texas | 68 | #501 | 0.8× |
| New York | 31 | #525 | 1.0× |
| New Jersey | 31 | #292 | 1.1× |
| Illinois | 29 | #374 | 0.9× |
| Arizona | 25 | #319 | 1.4× |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | #456 | 0.6× |
| Massachusetts | 21 | #288 | 0.7× |
| Michigan | 19 | #458 | 0.7× |
Where Valentino is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Valentino is most over-represented in California: since 1910 it was given 1.9 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 boys’ 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 Valentino 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 20,734 babies since 1880, Valentino is the most given (57% of them). In 2025 it was given to 710 of their 869 babies (82%), 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 Valentino
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 Valentino and names like it
- Compare Valentino and ValentineBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sValentino peaked in 2025.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Valentino since 1910.
- Italian namesWiktionary’s origin for Valentino: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Valentino.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Valentino alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with VMost given first.