Meaning and history
Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A notable bearer is Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937), who became the first woman in space in 1963.
20062006: 725 births, rank #440
2007: 829 births, rank #394
2008: 1,292 births, rank #264
2009: 1,585 births, rank #203
2010: 2,005 births, rank #152
20112011: 2,018 births, rank #154
2012: 1,904 births, rank #167
2013: 2,565 births, rank #129
2014: 2,783 births, rank #112
2015: 2,751 births, rank #114
20162016: 2,920 births, rank #106
2017: 3,042 births, rank #96
2018: 3,436 births, rank #81
2019: 3,797 births, rank #65
2020: 3,352 births, rank #73
20212021: 3,467 births, rank #69
2022: 3,901 births, rank #57
2023: 4,090 births, rank #50
2024: 4,456 births, rank #47
20252025: 5,354 births, rank #35
Valentina has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #710 in 2000 to #35 in 2025. It now stands at #35 for girls. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 5,354.