Entry № 0430 · Latin origin

Valentina Valentina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ val-en-TEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Strong, healthy"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 92
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "strong, healthy".

Valentina is the feminine of Valentino — from the Latin valens, meaning "strong" or "healthy." Saint Valentine of Rome (3rd century), whose feast day is February 14, gave the name its romantic association.

Valentina is among the most popular girl's names across Latin America, Italy, Spain, and Eastern Europe. In the U.S. it sits in the top 90 — one of the fastest-rising names of the 2010s and 2020s. The Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937) was the first woman in space.

Strong, healthy. The feminine of Valentino, with Saint Valentine attached.

Where Valentina stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 92 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 92 in 2025
Babies named Valentina · last year
3,024 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1973
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №92 NOW · №92

Valentinas before her.

Real people
Valentina Tereshkova
Russian cosmonaut. First woman in space (1963).
born 1937
Valentina Sampaio
Brazilian model.
born 1996
In fiction
Valentina
Character in Killing Eve.

Names connected to Valentina.

The number behind Valentina.

3

The Communicator

Valentina reduces to three — the number of bright vitality.

Why families chose this name.

"Four syllables of romance. Strong meaning underneath. Valentina was inevitable."
Carmen · Mother of one · Bogotá