Given name & surname

Valine

“one who is vigorous and healthy”

Valine is a variant of Valene. In Latin use, Valene carries the interpretation “one who is vigorous and healthy.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Valine is a variant of Valene. In Latin use, Valene carries the interpretation “one who is vigorous and healthy.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Valine connects to the Valentina name family through Valene. An origin associated with Valentina is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Valine through the years

Babies since 1880
105
0 boys · 105 girls
Most popular year
1985
17 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.510192019401960198020002025Highest share 19850.0
Valine in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1920–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 as a first name in 2020; 410 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.

Valine’s family of names

Valine has a related form in Valene.

Walk Valine’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Valine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Latin · Literary

Justine

“one who is just and upright”

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Hebrew

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“one who is as strong as an oak”

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Nature

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Royal

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“holy” · “resembling silver”

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Kassie

“an unheeded prophetess”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Valine’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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