Boy name#993 of boy names
Valentin
Pronounced V AA2 L EH1 N T IY2 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 113 years in use
How popular is Valentin?
Valentin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 11,304 children — the 993rd most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2007, when 404 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- V AA2 L EH1 N T IY2 N
- Stress pattern:
- 212
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Valentin
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Valentin
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Valentin?
- Valentin ranks 993rd among boys' names in US records, with 11,304 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,898.
- Is Valentin a unisex name?
- No. Valentin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Valentin most popular?
- 2007, when 404 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.