Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: ItalianValentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Valentina yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
2024 brought Valentina to a fresh high on both fronts at once: 4,438 births, #47 nationally, up 60% from its count ten years earlier.
The name's data history starts in 1897, seventeen years into the dataset. It sat at low volume through most of the 1900s before this recent run.
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, anchors the name in a specific and singular historical achievement — a namesake with more individual weight than most of the loosely-connected lists elsewhere in this batch.
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 5 | #1,779 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,917 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,328 |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,537 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,919 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,945 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,714 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,147 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,381 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,955 |
| 1916 | 17 | #2,022 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,373 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,564 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,345 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,306 |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,570 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,250 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,195 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,605 |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,223 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,442 |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,452 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,539 |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,553 |
| 1930 | 39 | #1,209 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,454 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,744 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,362 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,648 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,658 |
| 1936 | 16 | #2,022 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,305 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,748 |
| 1939 | 16 | #2,119 |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,473 |
| 1941 | 23 | #1,692 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,666 |
| 1943 | 19 | #2,074 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,194 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,697 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,590 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,631 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,773 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,209 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,450 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1952 | 72 | #1,118 |
| 1953 | 60 | #1,259 |
| 1954 | 58 | #1,315 |
| 1955 | 70 | #1,208 |
| 1956 | 62 | #1,327 |
| 1957 | 81 | #1,176 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,479 |
| 1959 | 50 | #1,552 |
| 1960 | 66 | #1,365 |
| 1961 | 62 | #1,427 |
| 1962 | 63 | #1,405 |
| 1963 | 95 | #1,126 |
| 1964 | 86 | #1,197 |
| 1965 | 87 | #1,144 |
| 1966 | 91 | #1,112 |
| 1967 | 79 | #1,203 |
| 1968 | 73 | #1,300 |
| 1969 | 69 | #1,400 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,652 |
| 1971 | 70 | #1,472 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,487 |
| 1973 | 68 | #1,442 |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,879 |
| 1975 | 67 | #1,526 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,661 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,774 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,823 |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,692 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,542 |
| 1981 | 90 | #1,381 |
| 1982 | 68 | #1,683 |
| 1983 | 88 | #1,370 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,770 |
| 1985 | 100 | #1,332 |
| 1986 | 96 | #1,359 |
| 1987 | 114 | #1,248 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,505 |
| 1989 | 122 | #1,300 |
| 1990 | 135 | #1,236 |
| 1991 | 116 | #1,392 |
| 1992 | 120 | #1,380 |
| 1993 | 184 | #1,012 |
| 1994 | 195 | #955 |
| 1995 | 194 | #975 |
| 1996 | 203 | #949 |
| 1997 | 231 | #882 |
| 1998 | 256 | #834 |
| 1999 | 269 | #810 |
| 2000 | 326 | #713 |
| 2001 | 399 | #631 |
| 2002 | 427 | #603 |
| 2003 | 654 | #459 |
| 2004 | 611 | #482 |
| 2005 | 657 | #462 |
| 2006 | 724 | #441 |
| 2007 | 829 | #395 |
| 2008 | 1,291 | #264 |
| 2009 | 1,584 | #203 |
| 2010 | 2,005 | #152 |
| 2011 | 2,018 | #154 |
| 2012 | 1,904 | #167 |
| 2013 | 2,564 | #129 |
| 2014 | 2,782 | #112 |
| 2015 | 2,751 | #114 |
| 2016 | 2,920 | #106 |
| 2017 | 3,041 | #96 |
| 2018 | 3,436 | #81 |
| 2019 | 3,797 | #65 |
| 2020 | 3,352 | #73 |
| 2021 | 3,466 | #69 |
| 2022 | 3,898 | #57 |
| 2023 | 4,086 | #49 |
| 2024 | 4,438 | #47 |
