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Valentina

Say it val-en-TEE-nuh

Roots in Latin, Italian and Spanish strong, healthy 4 syllables

Sister names Middle names Deal sisters

Where Valentina is loved, common and rare

Loved in Austria and one more place. Common across Spain, four German cities, Switzerland and three more places. Rare in Canada, Italy, Sweden and nine more places.

1 in 1,278 girls born in Scotland in 2025

Every place

In 26 of the 40 official lists, among them Austria (7th), Catalonia (27th) and Munich (30th).

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PlaceRankGirlsShare
Austria7th 20254131 in 86
Spain22nd 20241,174rank only
Catalonia region27th 20251511 in 128
Munich city30th 202537about 1 in 113
Switzerland37th 20251461 in 233
Berlin city61st 202347about 1 in 309
Cologne city65th 202319about 1 in 323
France76th 20256401 in 448
Slovenia90th 202520about 1 in 330
New South Wales state99th 202571rank only
Ontario province105th 202499about 1 in 550
Italy131st 20242001 in 896
Quebec province147th 202537about 1 in 703
British Columbia province187th 202316about 1 in 747
Sweden203rd 202542about 1 in 956
Scotland256th 2025141 in 1,278
Norway259th 2025151 in 1,453
England and Wales272nd 20251691 in 1,499
The Netherlands272nd 202553about 1 in 1,151
Northern Ireland290th 202551 in 1,457
Ireland304th 2025131 in 1,625
Poland343rd 2025111 in 10,890
Argentina2nd 20247,517rank only
Leipzig city66th 20258about 1 in 328
Rostock city166th 20251about 1 in 985
Bonn city173rd 20253about 1 in 1,005

Rare, below the listed names: Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Hungary and Israel.

Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30) and Croatia (top 50).

Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.

Sources: Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); RENAPER, Dirección Nacional de Población (datos.gob.ar) (Argentina); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source

About the name

The feminine counterpart of Latin Valentīnus and of Spanish and Italian Valentino, Valentina carries through Valentine the meaning 'strong, healthy'.

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Its four syllables, val-en-TEE-nuh, give it a flowing, musical rhythm. Valentine is the related English form, Valentína and Walentyna are spellings used in other languages, and Valia is a short form.

Valentina is the second most popular girls' name in Argentina and a top-ten name in Austria, and it ranks high in Spain. In the English-speaking world it is less common, though it appears in New South Wales, Ontario and Quebec. The French records place its peak in 2025, and it is rising in 11 places while falling in only two.

Meaning, origin, pronunciation

Pronounced
val-en-TEE-nuh, 4 syllables
Meaning
strong, healthy
Origin
Latin, Italian and Spanish
Other spellings
  • Valentine
  • Valia
  • Valancina
  • Valentýna
  • Walentyna
  • Alevtina
  • Valentia
  • Valentyna

Counted together here: Valentína.

Etymology

From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.

From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.

Over time

Over five years: rising in 11 of 24 regions, falling in 2.

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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.

Austria 80th 1996 to 7th 2025
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Catalonia 275th 1999 to 27th 2025
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Munich 33rd 2013 to 30th 2025
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Switzerland 70th 2000 to 37th 2025
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Berlin 52nd 2012 to 61st 2023
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Cologne 82nd 2010 to 65th 2023
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Ten years of ranks

Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.

Region2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
England and Wales309233239263238246231268270272
Scotland585247255343313261260323333256
Northern Ireland306333298328290
Ireland390316436362355336317237307304
Ontario10110881831001079675105
British Columbia263184193229168213213187
New South Wales859092978799
South Australia124272
Quebec153180210165189216188132158147
France23422121522917611383787876
The Netherlands288280209251274221232323272
Austria101110101288787
Switzerland38343034342730183237
Berlin8289121104981038661
Munich27373928253730333930
Cologne9310189174112598365
Bonn66134226812379899136168173
Leipzig928510071996774386366
Rostock1361432021991971224799166
Norway324367371294435322316322221259
Sweden208189175175178226202171207203
Spain161616171921232522
Catalonia23232223232725272927
Italy5972848892106109120131
Poland271301402352322330371313343343
Slovenia96704576839981778090
Argentina122222222

England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

YearRankGirlsper 100,000 girls
202527216966.7
202427017668.2
202326816865.5
202223120377.0
202124620273.7
202023819673.0
201926318365.3
201823921072.8
201723321672.2
201630916052.1
201532014647.4
201429416252.8
201330615249.3
201234014344.4
20115307924.6
20105217724.0
20095517022.3
20087444714.9
20077934113.4
20067534113.7
20056954415.3
20046764315.0
20037313813.6
20028222910.8
2001936238.6
20007013412.4
1999928238.2
1998898248.3
19971015206.8
19961031196.4

Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.

France since 1925

Half of the babies named Valentina in France since 1925 were born in or after 2020. First recorded in 1927. Her peak year there: 2025, at 223.2 per 100,000 girls.

012525019401960198020002020012525019602000

Babies named Valentina per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.

Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Sister names for Valentina

  1. 1 in 2,347 in Ireland

  2. 1 in 960 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 1,583 in England and Wales

  4. 1 in 3,725 in England and Wales

  5. 1 in 571 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 334 in England and Wales

  7. 1 in 251 in Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 852 in Scotland

  9. 1 in 1,921 in Ireland

  10. 1 in 581 in England and Wales

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Middle names for Valentina

  1. 1 in 107 in Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 86 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 57 in Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 311 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 102 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 132 in Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 214 in Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 78 in Northern Ireland

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Same style as Valentina

Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.

  1. 1 in 471 in Scotland

  2. 1 in 3,018 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 1,041 in Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 1,509 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 1,218 in England and Wales

  6. 1 in 426 in Scotland

  7. 1 in 126 in Scotland

  8. 1 in 587 in Ireland

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Famous people named Valentina

Valentina Tereshkova, Valentina Matviyenko, Valentina Monetta, Valentina Cortese, Valentina Vezzali, Valentina Lisitsa, Valentina Tolkunova and Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans.

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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.

Questions about Valentina

5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.

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How popular is Valentina?

Her best rank is No. 2 in Argentina in 2024. She is in the published lists of 26 of our 40 regions.

What does Valentina mean?

Wiktionary glosses Valentina as "strong, healthy".

How do you pronounce Valentina?

val-en-TEE-nuh, with 4 syllables.

Is Valentina getting more popular?

Over five years: rising in 11 of 24 regions, falling in 2.

Which sister names go with Valentina?

The deck's top five sisters for Valentina: Livia, Lia, Alessia, Chiara and Sara. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.

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