The first name Valentin

In 2025, 418 boys born in the United States were named Valentin, the 660th most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Charles-Valentin Alkan
  French composer and pianist (1813–1888)
• Edmond François Valentin About
  French writer and critic (1828-1885)
• Valentín Barco
  Argentine asociation football player, born 2004
• Valentinus
  Egyptian gnostic theologian (c.100–c. 160)
• Valentin Haüy
  Founder of the first school for the blind, 1745–1822
• Valentin Inzko
  Austrian diplomat, born 1949
• Valentin Madouas
  French cyclist, born 1996
• Valentin Porte
  French handball player, born 1990
• Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
  French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929)
• Valentín Carboni
  Argentine association football player, born 2005
• Valentine Telegdi
  American physicist (1922–2006)
• Valentin Rongier
  French footballer, born 1994

How popular is the name Valentin?

In 2025, 8 boys born in England and Wales were named Valentin, ranking 2,664th. Its peak was 2020, with 29 births.

Is Valentin a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,723 US babies named Valentin since 1880 were boys.

When was Valentin most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 418 babies were named Valentin, its highest rank at 660th.

Is Valentin also a surname?

Yes. Valentin is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.