Latin valens, "strong, vigorous" — strong; healthy. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space in 1963.
Valentina ranks 35th among American girls in 2025, with 5,361 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 5,361 babies were given the name, ranking 35th. The typical living American called Valentina is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.37% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.