Boy · Latin
Valentine
Say it: VAL-en-tyn
Meaning
Latin Valentinus, from valens 'strong, healthy'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The association with romantic love dates from the late Middle Ages; the name is common in French and German as Valentin.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 8,317 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1885, about 1 in 6,700 boys
- 93 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
Early ChristianLatinEnglishFrenchSpanishItalianGermanPolishRussianHungarian
The family of the name
Other spellings: Valentin, Valentyne
| French | Valentin |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Valentín |
| Italian | Valentino |
| Portuguese | Valentim |
| German | Valentin |
| Polish | Walenty |
| Russian | Valentin |
| Hungarian | Bálint |
Famous bearers
- Saint Valentine, Roman martyr of the 3rd century
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.