Valentina is a distinctive choice, ranked #272 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Valentina in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#272
US Rank #35
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About the Name Valentina
Valentina is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 32 places over five years. Its high point was #231 in 2022, and it now sits at #270. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Valentina is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Valentina in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #47, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Valentina
Valentina Lisitsa — Valentina Yevhenivna Lisitsa is a Ukrainian and Russian classical concert pianist.
Valentina Fiorin — Valentina Fiorin is a retired Italian volleyball player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Valentina
Unlikely. With around 169 UK babies named Valentina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Valentina in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Valentina has been fairly steady, ranked #272 in 2025 against #238 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #231 in 2022.
Valentina is more popular in the US (#47) than in the UK (#270). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Valentina include: Valentina Lisitsa, Valentina Fiorin and Valentina Ryser. Short summaries for each appear below.
Valentina ranks #47 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
169
UK babies named Valentina (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 34 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Valentina
Almost certainly the only Valentina in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Valentina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Valentina Dmitriyevna Ponomaryova (often also spelled Ponomareva; Russian: Валенти́на Дми́триевна Пономарёва; born 10 July 1939 in Moscow) is a Russian singer, performer of Russian romances and a jazz vocalist.
Valentina Leonidovna Ponomaryova (Russian: Валентина Леонидовна Пономарёва; née Kovalevskaya [Ковалевская]; 18 September 1933 – 8 November 2023), was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut, pilot and scientist.