Valentina

Meaning and origin of Valentina

Popularity of Valentina in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Valentina has been rising fast (+15.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Valentina every 4.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Valentina in English-speaking countries

Valentina ranks 44^th in United States, 87^th in Ontario (Canada) and 208^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 80^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  44^th girls’ name13,900 babies in 3 years1 girl in 348+6.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  87^th girls’ name317 babies in 3 years1 girl in 487−0.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  208^th girls’ name48 babies in 3 years1 girl in 827

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  270^th girls’ name513 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,497−1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  282^nd girls’ name43 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,508

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  305^th girls’ name35 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,554

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  378^th girls’ name9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,501

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Valentina, Valèntina, Valéntina and Valëntina are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Valèntina5
• Valéntina5
• Valëntina5
• Valentyna15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Valentina

• Victoria
• Valentine
• Camélia
• Giulia
• Olivia
• Emilia
• Livia
• Capucine
• Violette
• Célia
• Rosalia
• Octavia

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 80^thTop 100 French girl names