Valentin
Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin America, Spain and Croatia. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.
- French
- Romanian
- German
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Valentin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin America, Spain and Croatia. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Romanian
- German
- Czech
- Russian
- Bulgarian
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Swedish
- Danish
- Finnish
- Spanish
- Slovak
The Story of Valentin
The earliest SSA record of Valentin as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 8 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 404 newborns named Valentin — #614 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Valentin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Valentin ranks #733 for baby boys with 365 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Valentin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Valentin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Valentin
Phonetically similar names — useful when Valentin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Valentina
- Valenti
- Valente
- Valentine
- Valiente
- Volentine
- Valentino
- Valentini
- Valenta
- Volendam
- Volunteer
- Valentines
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Valentin
Valentin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Valentin's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #614. Use the chart and map above to compare Valentin'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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