The first name Valentina
A girl’s name from Latin.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 169 girls were named Valentina, making it the 272nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 216 births (#233).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Valentina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Valentina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5,354 girls born in the United States were named Valentina, the 35th most popular girls’ 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.
Valentina in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Valentina in German, Italian and Spanish too.
Famous people named Valentina
30 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans(1371-1408) wife of Louis de Valois, Duke of Orléans
- Valentina ZenereArgentinian actress, model and singer esposa de Atilio, born 1997
- Valentina VargasFrench actress, born 1964
- Valentina TronelFrench singer, born 2009
- Valentina SampaioBrazilian model and actress, born 1996
- Valentina PonomaryovaCosmonaut (1933–2023)
- Valentina SidorovaFencer (1954–2021)
- Valentina Acosta GiraldoColombian archer, born 2000
- Valentina NikonovaFencer, born 1952
- Valentina PistoliAlbanian architect (1928-1993)
- Valentina TsybulskayaBelorussian athletics competitor (born 1968)
- Valentina BorisenkoChess player (1920–1993)
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Valentina mean?
- From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.
- What is the origin of the name Valentina?
- From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.
- How popular is the name Valentina?
- In 2025, 169 girls born in England and Wales were named Valentina, ranking 272nd. Its peak was 2017, with 216 births.
- Is Valentina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 65,166 US babies named Valentina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Valentina most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 5,354 babies were named Valentina, its highest rank at 35th.