Valentino
Valentino is an Italian male given name, the masculine equivalent of the female given name Valentina. It may be abbreviated as "Vale" or "Tino". The equivalent English male given name is Valentine. A surname, Valentino, also exists.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Valentino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valentino is an Italian male given name, the masculine equivalent of the female given name Valentina. It may be abbreviated as "Vale" or "Tino". The equivalent English male given name is Valentine. A surname, Valentino, also exists.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Valentino
Valentino first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 725 births, good for #437 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Valentinos. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #437 among baby boy names with 725 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). In total, more than 12K Valentinos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Valentino
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Valentino. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Valentino
Phonetically similar names — useful when Valentino is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Valentini
- Valentinos
- Valentina
- Volentine
- Valentine
- Valentines
- Valentinus
- Valentin
- Valenzano
- Tolentino
- Celentano
- Valenti
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About the name Valentino
Valentino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Valentino's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #437. Use the chart and map above to compare Valentino's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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