Valentina
Valentina was the 35th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5,354 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 79 places. More babies were named Valentina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of Valentinus · Latin
Say it val-un-TEE-nuh /ˌvælənˈtinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #35 girls, up 38 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5,354girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20255,354 babies
- Total since 1880
- 65,166babies recorded
What does the name Valentina mean?
Valentina is the feminine of Valentinus, a Roman name. It reached English mostly through Spanish and Italian. DMNES lists Valentina as the feminine of Valentine and records it in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Valentīnus (Latin, “Roman cognomen; source of Valentine”)
How sure is this? Probable. Valentinus is usually linked to Latin valens, but the sources cited here do not confirm the link, so no gloss is given.
See also: Latin names.
Nicknames for Valentina
The usual nicknames for Valentina are Val and Tina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Valentina in the last five years, 2 were named Tina, against 67 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val · also for Valerie, Valeria, Valentino | Traditional | — | 18 |
| Tina · also for Christina, Christine, Ernestine | Modern | #2,815 | 370 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Valentinas go by each one.
Valentina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 19 since 2011, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #35 | 5,354 |
| 2020 | #73 | 3,352 |
| 2010 | #152 | 2,005 |
| 2000 | #710 | 327 |
| 1990 | #1,236 | 135 |
| 1980 | #1,551 | 76 |
| 1970 | #1,652 | 57 |
| 1960 | #1,365 | 66 |
| 1950 | #1,450 | 41 |
| 1940 | #1,473 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,209 | 39 |
| 1920 | #1,306 | 36 |
| 1910 | #1,919 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,917 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Valentina, counting every spelling?
Valentina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #43 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #35 for Valentina on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,360 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina | 5,354 | #35 | 21,268 |
| Valentyna | 6 | #14,799 | 29 |
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 Valentina?
5,354 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valentina (1.48 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Valentina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 36. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valentina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valentina?
About 63,600 people born in the US named Valentina are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Valentina a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Valentina by state
How common Valentina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (3.1×), Florida (2.5×), New Jersey (2.2×), Nevada (2.1×), District of Columbia (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, South Dakota, North Dakota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Valentina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valentina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Valentina · Sibling names for Valentina
Questions about the name Valentina
What does Valentina mean?
Valentina means “feminine of Valentinus” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Valentina?
Valentina was the 35th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5,354 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 79 places. More babies were named Valentina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Valentina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Valentina in the US.
Where is Valentina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valentina was most common in Rhode Island (8.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.