Valentin

What Valentin means

Spanish, French and German form of Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine || From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Valentín” (revision 93150556) and “Valentine” (revision 90583941), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Valentin?

US: Rising: up from #922 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #1673 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 418 boys got the name (#660 that year). First in the US records in 1912.

How common

• About 1 in 4,086 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 33,992 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AZ (0.73 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.63 per 1,000 boys), NE (0.57 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Valentin is #660 in the US and #2664 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Valentin were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Valentine89 US · 14 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Valentin

Boys

• Santiago#26Spanish form of James, meaning “May He Heel”^*
• Callum#118Variant of Calum, meaning “dove”^*
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Shiloh#278Editor’s note Used for both: 53% of US babies named Shiloh in 2025 were boys
• Bodie#275Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #958 in 2015, #275 in 2025
• Emilio#154Spanish and Italian, meaning “rival”^*

For a sister

• Shiloh#281Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #605 in 2015, #281 in 2025
• Alina#130Editor’s note Up from #173 in 2015 to #130 in 2025 in the US
• Amira#132“princess”^*
• Sylvie#282Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,175 in 2015, #282 in 2025
• Antonella#284Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,018 in 2015, #284 in 2025
• Lucia#83Variant of Lucy, meaning “light”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Valentin’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.