Baby Name Popularity Profile
Valentina
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Valentina.
National Rank (2025)
#35
All-Time Peak Rank
#35
Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births
65,147
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1897
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
5,354 births in 2025
π‘ The Valentina Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Strong, healthy
Language Origin
Latin
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which comes from the Latin word 'valens' meaning 'strong, healthy'.
Common Nicknames
Val
Tina
Lena
Alternative Spellings
Valentyna
Pronunciation:
va-len-TEE-nah
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Valentina across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+59.7%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+94.6%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
5,354
births in 2025
Years in Top 100
9 yrs
Years in Top 500
23 yrs
Longest Streak
116 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 5
1900s: 23
1910s: 185
1920s: 336
1930s: 227
1940s: 238
1950s: 591
1960s: 771
1970s: 614
1980s: 907
1990s: 1,903
2000s: 7,506
2010s: 27,221
2020s: 24,620
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Va-len-tin-a
Letter Count
9 letters
Spelling Complexity
Complex
Length Percentile
Longer than 92.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 92.2% of SSA names. Starts with V, a letter used by only 1.5% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Florida
Top States
Florida, Nevada, Arizona, California, New Jersey
States with Data
47
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