boy's name
Valente
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,930
Valente is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Valente is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2007, when 58 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Valente over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 67 |
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 74 |
| 1950s | 68 |
| 1960s | 80 |
| 1970s | 155 |
| 1980s | 189 |
| 1990s | 341 |
| 2000s | 416 |
| 2010s | 287 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 175 |
How popular is Valente?
In 2025, Valente was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Valente
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valente also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valente over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Valente
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valente — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valente
How popular is the name Valente?
In 2025, Valente was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Valente a girl's or a boy's name?
Valente is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Valente?
Valente has 3 syllables.
When was Valente most popular?
Valente peaked in 2007, when 58 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Valente a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valente currently ranks #3,781 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.