Given name & surname
Valentin
“one who is strong and healthy”
Valentin is a variant of Valentine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valentin is a variant of Valentine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valentin is a variant of Valentine. An origin associated with Valentine is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovenian usage, Valentin developed from Valentinus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valentin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,723
- 11,723 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 418 babies
- 2025
- 418
- #660 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 418 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 660 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (111). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,760 as a first name in 2020; 19,963 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Valentin’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Valentin has a diminutive in Vali. Valentin shares a linguistic root with Valentine. In French usage, Valentin has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Valentino.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Valentin has relatives in 26 languages.
26 related names in 26 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 24
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Valentin
- Marcel ProustFrench novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
- Valentin SerovRussian painter (1865–1911)
- Valentin GlushkoSoviet rocket engineer (1908-1989)
- Valentin IvanovSoviet and Russian footballer and football coach (1934-2011)
- Valentin KataevSoviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet (1897–1986)
- Valentin RasputinSoviet and Russian writer (1937-2015)
- Valentyn SilvestrovSoviet and Ukrainian pianist and composer (b. 1937)
- Valentin PavlovSoviet official and Russian banker (1937-2003)
- ValentinusEgyptian gnostic theologian (c.100–c. 160)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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