Given name & surname
Valentino
“one who is strong and healthy”
Valentino is a variant of Valentine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valentino is a variant of Valentine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valentino is a variant of Valentine. An origin associated with Valentine is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus<id:cognomen>.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valentino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,784
- 11,784 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 710 babies
- 2025
- 710
- #444 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 710 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 444 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 50.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (165). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,031 as a first name in 2020; 6,232 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.
Valentino’s family of names
In Italian usage, Valentino has a diminutive in Tino. In English usage, Valentino shares an earlier linguistic root with Valentina. In Italian usage, Valentino has a conventional equivalent in the French form Valentin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Valentino has relatives in 6 languages.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Valentinafeminine form · Italian, English
- ValentinFrench, German
- Valenteequivalent
- Valentenoequivalent
- Valentíequivalent
- Valentínusequivalent
- WalentyPolish
- Valentinidoublet · English
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People named Valentino
- Valentino RossiItalian motorcycle racerborn 1979
- ValentinoItalian fashion designer (1932–2026)
- Valentino MazzolaItalian footballer (1919–1949)
- Valentino LazaroAustrian association football playerborn 1996
- Tino LivramentoEnglish association football player (born 2002)
- Valentino FioravantiItalian composer (1764-1837)
- Valentino GasparellaItalian track cyclist, 1956 Olympic gold team pursuitborn 1935
- Valentino GalloOlympic water polo playerborn 1985
- Valentino DeganiItalian footballer (1905-1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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