Valente
Valente was the 3843rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1931st; the most babies were born in 2007 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 30 places. More babies were named Valente in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,843 boys, up 167 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200758 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,930babies recorded
Valente popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,843 | 29 |
| 2020 | #4,010 | 26 |
| 2010 | #3,011 | 39 |
| 2000 | #2,524 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,044 | 37 |
| 1980 | #2,822 | 17 |
| 1970 | #3,505 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,064 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,007 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,907 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,598 | 11 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Valente, counting every spelling?
Valente is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valente | 29 | #3,843 | 149 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Valente?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valente (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Valente born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valente.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valente?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Valente are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 39. That makes Valente mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Valente by state
How common Valente was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.0×), Texas (2.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Valente: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valente, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Valente
How popular is the name Valente?
Valente was the 3843rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1931st; the most babies were born in 2007 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 30 places. More babies were named Valente in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Valente a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Valente in the US.
Where is Valente most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valente was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.