Valentina
Valentina is ranked 47th among girls in 2024 (4,438 births). Its best rank was 47th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #47up 2 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 4,4380.28% of girls
- Peak year
- 20244,438 births
- Best rank
- #47in 2024
- Since 1897
- 59,761people given the name
The story in the numbers
59,761 girls have been named Valentina in the United States since 1897, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 4,438 births — 0.28% of all girls recorded that year.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2016, and the 2010s alone account for 46%. It has spent 31 of 145 years in the top 1,000, 8 of them in the top 100.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Valentina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | |
| 1900s | 23 | |
| 1910s | 185 | |
| 1920s | 336 | |
| 1930s | 227 | |
| 1940s | 238 | |
| 1950s | 591 | |
| 1960s | 771 | |
| 1970s | 614 | |
| 1980s | 908 | |
| 1990s | 1,903 | |
| 2000s | 7,502 | |
| 2010s | 27,218 | |
| 2020s | 19,240 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Valentina was the 47th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Valentina
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Emeripeak 2023
- Kamilapeak 2022
- Gemmapeak 2023
- Evelynnpeak 2019
- Malayahpeak 2022
- Aizapeak 2022
- Seraphinapeak 2024
- Adalinapeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.