Valentina
#35 for girls in 2025, 5,354 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 5,354 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,147since 1897
Valentina over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #35 | 5,354 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #47 | 4,456 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #50 | 4,090 | — | |
| 2022 | #57 | 3,901 | — | |
| 2021 | #69 | 3,467 | — | |
| 2020 | #73 | 3,352 | — | |
| 2019 | #65 | 3,797 | — | |
| 2018 | #81 | 3,436 | — | |
| 2017 | #96 | 3,042 | — | |
| 2016 | #106 | 2,920 | — | |
| 2015 | #114 | 2,751 | — | |
| 2014 | #112 | 2,783 | — | |
| 2013 | #129 | 2,565 | — | |
| 2012 | #167 | 1,904 | — | |
| 2011 | #154 | 2,018 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #152 | 2,005 | — | |
| 2009 | #203 | 1,585 | — | |
| 2008 | #264 | 1,292 | — | |
| 2007 | #394 | 829 | — | |
| 2006 | #440 | 725 | — | |
| 2005 | #462 | 657 | — | |
| 2004 | #482 | 611 | — | |
| 2003 | #458 | 654 | — | |
| 2002 | #603 | 427 | — | |
| 2001 | #627 | 399 | — | |
| 2000 | #710 | 327 | — | |
| 1999 | #809 | 269 | — | |
| 1998 | #831 | 256 | — | |
| 1997 | #878 | 231 | — | |
| 1996 | #946 | 203 | — | |
| 1995 | #970 | 194 | — | |
| 1994 | #952 | 195 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,006 | 184 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,377 | 120 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,383 | 116 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,232 | 135 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,288 | 122 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,240 | 114 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,351 | 96 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,323 | 100 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,751 | 62 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,358 | 88 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,672 | 68 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,368 | 90 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,542 | 76 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,678 | 66 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,804 | 56 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,761 | 58 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,638 | 60 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,516 | 67 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,848 | 47 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,433 | 68 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,473 | 65 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,467 | 70 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,637 | 57 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,385 | 69 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,291 | 73 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,196 | 79 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,102 | 91 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,135 | 87 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,190 | 86 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,119 | 95 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,395 | 63 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,420 | 62 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,354 | 66 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,537 | 50 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,469 | 53 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,173 | 81 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,319 | 62 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,197 | 70 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,300 | 58 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,248 | 60 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,107 | 72 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,415 | 44 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,433 | 41 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,602 | 35 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,630 | 26 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,703 | 21 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,603 | 22 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 29 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,421 | 27 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,197 | 39 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,526 | 26 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,423 | 32 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,210 | 41 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,566 | 29 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,543 | 29 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 36 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,325 | 34 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,537 | 27 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,337 | 30 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
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| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1897
The first year at least five girls were named Valentina! It came in at #1,555, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Valentina is popular in 2003
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Florida#111 · 1 in 536
- New Jersey#149 · 1 in 728
- New York#215 · 1 in 1,141
- Connecticut#298 · 1 in 1,478
- Massachusetts#372 · 1 in 2,014
Best ever in a state: #9 in Florida, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #111 | 149 | 1 in 536 |
| New Jersey | #149 | 58 | 1 in 728 |
| New York | #215 | 86 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Connecticut | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Massachusetts | #372 | 15 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Utah | #387 | 10 | 1 in 1,806 |
| Nevada | #397 | 6 | 1 in 1,723 |
| Arizona | #398 | 19 | 1 in 1,775 |
| California | #413 | 101 | 1 in 2,244 |
| Texas | #446 | 65 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Minnesota | #587 | 7 | 1 in 3,702 |
| Illinois | #619 | 19 | 1 in 3,647 |
| Michigan | #641 | 12 | 1 in 4,091 |
| Virginia | #706 | 8 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Wisconsin | #725 | 5 | 1 in 5,025 |
| Colorado | #735 | 6 | 1 in 4,205 |
| Maryland | #787 | 5 | 1 in 4,849 |
| Georgia | #883 | 9 | 1 in 5,527 |
| Pennsylvania | #903 | 8 | 1 in 7,065 |
| Washington | #909 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| Indiana | #921 | 5 | 1 in 6,481 |
| North Carolina | #946 | 7 | 1 in 6,214 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 12 spots since 2024 (#47 → #35)
- 38 spots since 2020 (#73 → #35)
- 79 spots since 2015 (#114 → #35)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 2003 (#603 → #458)
- Biggest drop: 24 spots in 2004 (#458 → #482)
Rise & fade · girls
128 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 2025 at #35 (5,354 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1994–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 300
- Highest: 1 in 300 girls born in 2025 were named Valentina (0.33%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 41.8% of all girls named Valentina (27,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,555 (1897) | #1,555 |
| 1900s | 23 | #1,227 (1901) | #1,463 |
| 1910s | 185 | #1,325 (1919) | #1,659 |
| 1920s | 336 | #1,174 (1923) | #1,387 |
| 1930s | 227 | #1,197 (1930) | #1,673 |
| 1940s | 238 | #1,442 (1940) | #1,843 |
| 1950s | 591 | #1,107 (1952) | #1,320 |
| 1960s | 771 | #1,102 (1966) | #1,259 |
| 1970s | 614 | #1,433 (1973) | #1,626 |
| 1980s | 907 | #1,240 (1987) | #1,438 |
| 1990s | 1,903 | #809 (1999) | #1,038 |
| 2000s | 7,506 | #203 (2009) | #464 |
| 2010s | 27,221 | #65 (2019) | #118 |
| 2020s | 24,620 | #35 (2025) | #55 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Valentina in 2003
girls
#458
654 births · 1 in 2,794 girls
Top girls' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 2,794 of them was named Valentina, which outranked 97.5% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).