Valentin
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Valentin is a Latin-derived name meaning “strong,” tied to strength, honor, and, through Saint Valentine, love. Valentin jumped in popularity in 2007 after Mets player José Valentin helped the team win its division, and Valentino sounds even more romantic thanks to Rudolph Valentino.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Valentin in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Valentin against each list of names.
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Italian
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Latin
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Persian
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Valentin is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Valentin in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 418 boys were named Valentin, making it the #660 boys' name in the US. Since 1912, 11,723 boys have been named Valentin, with the most (418) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, California and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Valentin in other languages
- Valentín Icelandic, Slovak, Spanish
- Валентин Russian, Ukrainian
- Bálint Hungarian
- Valente Italian
- Valentijn Dutch
- Valentino Italian
- Valentinus Latin
- Valentí Catalan
- Valentínus Icelandic
- Walenty Polish
Valentin name days
- February 14 France
- February 14 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Valentin
There are 89 towns and villages with Valentin in their name, in 23 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 49🇧🇷 Brazil 4🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 4🇦🇹 Austria 3🇧🇴 Bolivia 3🇨🇴 Colombia 3🇫🇷 France 3🇺🇾 Uruguay 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Valentín Alsina | Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 41,155 | Map |
| Sankt Valentin | Lower Austria, 🇦🇹 Austria | 9,340 | Map |
| École-Valentin | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 🇫🇷 France | 2,295 | Map |
| San Valentín | Chiriquí Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | 814 | Map |
| Saint-Valentin | Centre-Val de Loire, 🇫🇷 France | 274 | Map |
| San Valentín | Nayarit, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 130 | Map |
| San Valentín | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 118 | Map |
| San Valentín | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 75 | Map |
| Teodoro Valentín | Nayarit, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 17 | Map |
| San Valentín | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 9 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Valentin
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Valentin in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇵🇪 Peru 1
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| Don Valentín | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lac Valentin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Valentin | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Laguna San Valentín | Ayacucho, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Valentín Gómez Farías | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Valentin songs
One song on Wikidata has Valentin in its title:
- Adagio pour Violon et Piano par Karl Valentin – Karl Valentin
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Valentin
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Valentin.
Valentin Belon
Valentin Filatov
Valentin Gavrilov
Valentin Kuzmin
Fictional characters named Valentin
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Valentin as a pet name
FurryName has found 13 dogs named Valentin in public pet registers, making it the #3,005 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (2), Villavicencio (1), Miranda (1). Valentin as a dog name →
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