Valentin
- Pronunciation
- [Va-len-tin]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Strong. Variant Of Valentinus: The Name Of More Than 50 Saints And Three Roman Emperors.
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Valentin
Valentin is the Spanish, French, and Eastern European form of Valentine, from the Latin valens, meaning "strong" or "healthy." It descends from Valentinus, a name borne by more than fifty saints and three Roman emperors, giving Valentin a deep well of historical and religious resonance beneath its smooth, romantic, three-syllable sound that feels both classic and continental.
Across the Spanish- and French-speaking worlds Valentin is a thoroughly established classic, its flowing rhythm lending it an elegant, European character. The name carries strong connotations of strength and devotion through its Latin root, while its ties to Saint Valentine add a gentle association with love and romance, making it a choice that feels at once robust and tender, dignified and warm.
As a boys' name in the United States, Valentin first entered the Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and reached its peak in 2007 at rank #614, with roughly 6,000 boys given the name across its top-1000 years. It remained in the rankings as recently as 2024 at #747, marking Valentin as a strong, internationally flavored choice with both saintly and imperial heritage. Smooth and romantic yet underpinned by a meaning of strength, the name offers parents a continental elegance with deep roots in faith and history.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Valentin
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Valentin by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 418 boys named Valentin (boy rank #660 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Valentin Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Valentin the strongest states are New Mexico, California, Nevada.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #381 | 17 |
| 2 | California | #420 | 776 |
| 3 | Nevada | #465 | 27 |
| 4 | Texas | #482 | 614 |
| 5 | Arizona | #596 | 117 |
| 6 | Oregon | #611 | 18 |
| 7 | Colorado | #626 | 64 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | #649 | 34 |
| 9 | Illinois | #757 | 114 |
| 10 | Washington | #760 | 53 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #904 | 94 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #868 | 29 |
| 3 | Washington | #760 | 53 |
| 4 | Illinois | #757 | 114 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | #649 | 34 |
| 6 | Colorado | #626 | 64 |
| 7 | Oregon | #611 | 18 |
| 8 | Arizona | #596 | 117 |
| 9 | Texas | #482 | 614 |
| 10 | Nevada | #465 | 27 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Valentin in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Valentin to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Valentin against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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