Valentina

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A few things about Valentina you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Valentina

Valentina Monetta

Sammarinese singer

Choose Valentina and your child shares a first name with Valentina Monetta, a Sammarinese singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Valentina, like who?” Valentina Monetta's Wikipedia article is available in 47 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 300 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Valentina, 5,354 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Valentina.
• 📜HistoryValentina first shows up in US birth records in 1897, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 128 years since.
• 🏆Best yearValentina is at its all-time high right now: #35 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowValentina is 18× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,552 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 300.
• 🚀TrendValentina has climbed 38 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #35. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedValentina is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #9, followed by California (#10) and Texas (#12). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Valentina means “strong, healthy”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Mexican roots.
• 🌍OriginValentina is the #7 most popular Italian girl name in the US. That's out of 729 Italian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Valentina

Valentina is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Mexican origin meaning “strong, healthy”. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Valentina for girls from 1897 to 2025, in 120 of those 129 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #35 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #35, with 5,354 babies.

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