Valentin

French, German, Russian, Czech, Scandinavian variation of Valentine

"strength, health"

Valentin Origin and Meaning

The name Valentin is a boy's name of German, French, Scandinavian origin meaning "strength, health".

Romantic name used throughout Europe, though sure to lead to pronunciation problems here. Though it's never been too widely used in the US, it's quite popular in Switzerland, France, Austria, and Romania.

Valentin Rank in US Top 1000

# 711 in the US

Valentin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 631 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Valentin

• 711 US 2023
• 631 Nameberry 2025
• 990 England 2020
• 44 France 2023
• 42 Germany 2024
• 170 Mexico 2021
• 60 Switzerland 2023
• 23 Austria 2023
• 91 Slovenia 2022
• 41 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Valentin

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Valentin.

• Octavian
• Ignacio
• Agustin
• Claudius
• Marcellus
• Vincenzo
• Thaddaeus
• Marcello
• Quintus
• Arturo
• Igor
• Armand
• Raoul
• Laurent
• Octavio
• Balthasar
• Leonidas
• Mikhail
• Léon
• Nicodemus

Famous People Named Valentin

• Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy Ukrainian,American dancer on Dancing with the Stars
• (Valentin Louis Georges Eugène) Marcel Proust French novelist
• Valentin Ceaușescu Romanian physicist; son of Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu
• Valentin Friedland German Reformation scholar
• Valentin Gasper Gjokaj Albanian footballer
• Valentin Yakovlevich Parnakh Russian jazz musician
• Valentin Plătăreanu Romanian actor
• Valentín Elizalde Mexican banda musician
• Valentin "Val" Bettin American voice actor
• Valentin Hoepner (b. 1986) son of actress Pola Kinski and Wolfgang Hoepner
• Valentin Francesco Monteverde (b. 2013) son of director Alejandro Monteverde and actress Ali Landry

The name Valentin in Pop Culture

• Valentin character in book/film "Blue is the Warmest Color"