Boys' name · since 1910
Valentino
11,784 babies named Valentino in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,784
- born since 1910
- 2020s
- peak decade
Valentino currently ranks #444 among boys' names in America, with 11,784 babies recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Valentino recorded 11,784 times among boys since 1910, holding rank #444 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #1,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #444 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,784 born since 1910
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valentino ranks #1,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #444 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,784 born since 1910, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,784
- born since 1910
- 2020s
- peak decade
Valentino's 11,784 recorded births place it above 97.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Valentino compares
11,784 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Valentino's all-time total is 32x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valentino | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,784 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 710 | 34 | 22,252 |
Valentino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Valentino's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 710, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Valentino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 710
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Valentino by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,509 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Valentino's strongest decade.
3,509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Valentino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 114
1910s
114 births
- 1920s 409
1920s
409 births
- 1930s 233
1930s
233 births
- 1940s 177
1940s
177 births
- 1950s 300
1950s
300 births
- 1960s 357
1960s
357 births
- 1970s 384
1970s
384 births
- 1980s 567
1980s
567 births
- 1990s 767
1990s
767 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,525 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,442 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,509 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,509 births (30% of all-time use).
How Valentino compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Valentino's total volume
Valentino by state
Where Valentino concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,689 | 22.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,154 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 925 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 807 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 438 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 385 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 335 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 283 | 2.4% |
2,689 of 11,784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Valentino appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valentino's data
- California records the most Valentinos (2,689 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Valentino: 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 (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Valentino 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.