Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Valentina name popularity since 1925
64,776 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Valentina. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Valentina is about 9 years old in 2026. Valentina peaked in 2025 as the #35 name for girls, and it ranked #35 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 64,776
- Named Valentina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #35
- for girls in 2025 (5,354 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 64,757 girls · 19 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 3.86× its national share
Peak year is the year Valentina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Valentina births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Valentina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2005 and 2010, Valentina became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 2,810 baby girls to 1 in 887.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Valentina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Valentina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Valentina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 159 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 227 | 0 | #1,659 |
| 1940s | 238 | 0 | #1,697 |
| 1950s | 591 | 0 | #1,208 |
| 1960s | 771 | 0 | #1,144 |
| 1970s | 614 | 0 | #1,526 |
| 1980s | 907 | 0 | #1,332 |
| 1990s | 1,903 | 0 | #975 |
| 2000s | 7,506 | 0 | #462 |
| 2010s | 27,221 | 7 | #114 |
| 2020–25 | 24,620 | 12 | #35 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
70.9% of babies named Valentina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Valentina is most popular
The index compares Valentina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Valentina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3.86× | 8,737 |
| Nevada | 2.99× | 668 |
| Arizona | 2.48× | 2,013 |
| New Jersey | 2.08× | 3,592 |
| California | 2.02× | 13,435 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Valentina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Valentina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Valentina (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data