The baby name Valentin is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: VAL-en-tin (approx. /ˈvælən.tɪn/ or VAL-ən-tin),Spanish: va-len-TÍN (approx. /ba.lenˈtin/),French: va-lahn-tahn (approx. /valɑ̃.tɛ̃/, nasalized vowels),German/Italian (common forms): VA-len-teen / va-len-TEE-no (varies by language).
Valentin is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Valentin is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: VAL-en-tin (approx. /ˈvælən.tɪn/ or VAL-ən-tin),Spanish: va-len-TÍN (approx. /ba.lenˈtin/),French: va-lahn-tahn (approx. /valɑ̃.tɛ̃/, nasalized vowels),German/Italian (common forms): VA-len-teen / va-len-TEE-no (varies by language).
Valentin is Latin in Origin.
Valentin stems from Latin Valentinus, built on valens “strong, healthy, vigorous.” The name was borne by several early Christian martyrs collectively remembered as Saint Valentine, which helped it spread across the Roman world and into medieval Europe. Its connotations of strength and worth kept it in steady use. In English, the parallel form Valentine became standard, while Valentin remained preferred in much of continental Europe.
International variants include French/German/Russian/Bulgarian/Romanian Valentin; Spanish Valentín; Portuguese Valentim; Italian Valentino; Dutch Valentijn; Ukrainian Valentyn; Latvian Valentīns; Lithuanian Valentinas; and the scholarly Latin Valentinus. Common short forms are Val, Vale, Tino (via Valentino), Valya and Valik in East Slavic contexts. Feminine counterparts are Valentina and the French/English Valentine. Many countries celebrate a name day on February 14, linking the name to Saint Valentine’s feast, though its primary meaning centers on health, vigor, and strength rather than romance.
| Valentin Glushko Valentin Glushko was a Soviet engineer best known as one of the leading designers of rocket engines for the Soviet space program and later its program manager from 1974 to 1989. During the Space Race, he played a major role in developing Soviet rocket technology and was also a strong advocate for cybernetics in the space program. | Valentin Gaft Valentin Gaft was a celebrated Soviet and Russian actor, best known for his memorable film and theater roles. He appeared in well-known movies like The Garage and The Sorcerers, and in 1984 he was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin | Schweiger | Dana Schweiger | model | ★★★★★ | Til Schweiger | television actor | ★★★★★ |
| Valentin | Ivanov | Valentin Ivanov | association footballer | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 807 |
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| Austria | Boys | 2024 | #13 | 424 | 60 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #14 | 1,080 | 3,850 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| MD | 0 | #26 | 9 | 434 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #31 | 77 | 756 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #32 | 3 | 903 |
| EE | 0 | #36 | 2 | 1,051 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #40 | 5 | 917 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #44 | 1,362 | 2,865 |
| BG | 0 | #44 | 37 | 1,799 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #49 | 4 | 749 |
| CM | 0 | #50 | 7 | 2,592 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #55 | 94 | 1,769 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #60 | 7 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| SI | 0 | #77 | 4 | 1,612 | |
| RS | 0 | #83 | 2 | 923 | |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| KZ | 0 | #89 | 6 | 1,452 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #90 | 40 | 3,473 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #91 | 36 | 2,087 |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #91 | 2 | 865 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #97 | 1,509 | 12,621 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #112 | 40 | 2,166 |
| EC | 0 | #113 | 9 | 2,502 | |
| HU | 0 | #114 | 2 | 1,675 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #119 | 60 | 3,954 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #123 | 213 | 3,997 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #124 | 59 | 1,509 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1,289 | 7,628 |
| Norway | Boys | 2023 | #129 | 7 | 460 |
| PA | 0 | #132 | 7 | 3,797 | |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 53 | 401 |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #138 | 749 | 5,922 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #140 | 185 | 5,122 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #140 | 71 | 3,402 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #141 | 14 | 2,277 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #144 | 4,090 | 5,610 |
| RU | 0 | #146 | 44 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #149 | 522 | 2,180 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #152 | 5,422 | 16,355 |
| UY | 0 | #153 | 25 | 2,477 | |
| HR | 0 | #162 | 18 | 2,081 | |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #166 | 147 | 6,578 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #173 | 6 | 2,508 |
| AR | 0 | #174 | 13 | 2,915 | |
| Austria | 0 | #174 | 40 | 850 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #176 | 730 | 12,054 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #185 | 34 | 4,970 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #190 | 453 | 9,305 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #211 | 821 | 9,244 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #219 | 21 | 3,322 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #225 | 82 | 6,530 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #226 | 42 | 6,912 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #258 | 1,779 | 14,506 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #267 | 917 | 13,390 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| BO | 0 | #274 | 108 | 6,868 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #275 | 51 | 7,401 |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| GT | 0 | #282 | 33 | 5,948 | |
| PE | 0 | #288 | 23 | 6,350 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #293 | 14 | 2,588 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #296 | 4,242 | 10,046 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #300 | 186 | 7,625 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #302 | 1,245 | 5,697 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #305 | 31 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #311 | 57 | 7,951 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| Spain | 0 | #324 | 130 | 2,326 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #338 | 20 | 8,477 |
| MX | 0 | #344 | 70 | 8,339 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| Germany | 0 | #351 | 88 | 2,542 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #368 | 16 | 11,440 |
| CL | 0 | #373 | 39 | 6,867 | |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #382 | 171 | 10,655 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #383 | 45 | 2,041 |
| France | Girls | 2001 | #385 | 5 | 2,681 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #391 | 234 | 10,983 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #402 | 86 | 10,188 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #420 | 740 | 15,656 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CO | 0 | #464 | 17 | 7,768 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #468 | 85 | 10,162 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #484 | 15 | 11,913 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #486 | 219 | 3,552 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #499 | 12 | 6,731 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #517 | 11 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #522 | 19 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #574 | 343 | 7,044 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #578 | 22 | 8,289 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IT | 0 | #586 | 130 | 4,183 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #669 | 83 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #735 | 218 | 5,873 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #826 | 26 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #913 | 39 | 16,906 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #924 | 20 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #960 | 24 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,044 | 35 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,075 | 18 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,099 | 30 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,142 | 42 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,185 | 27 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,392 | 55 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,571 | 44 | 28,008 |
Valentin is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:
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