About the name Valentine
The holiday has effectively swallowed the name in English, and most people are surprised to learn Valentine was a normal male name well into the twentieth century. Continental Europe never lost the thread, where Valentin remains a straightforward choice with none of the greeting-card freight.
Valentine is a boy name of Latin origin, pronounced VAL-un-tine. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1910s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Valentine?
Valentine currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Valentine
- Saint Valentinethird-century Roman martyr
Spellings and variants of Valentine
Names similar to Valentine
Peregrine
PER-uh-grin
Traveller, pilgrim from abroad
Valentina
val-en-TEE-nah
Strong, healthy
Augustus
aw-GUS-tus
Great, venerable
Ulysses
yoo-LIS-eez
Wrathful, wanderer
Ignatius
ig-NAY-shus
Fiery one
Marcellus
mar-SEL-us
Young warrior, dedicated to Mars
Perpetua
per-PET-yoo-ah
Continuous, everlasting
Sylvester
sil-VES-ter
Of the woods, wooded
Valentine — frequently asked questions
What does the name Valentine mean?
Valentine means "Strong, healthy, vigorous". It is a name of Latin origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Valentine?
Valentine is pronounced VAL-un-tine, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Valentine?
Valentine scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.
What is the numerology number for Valentine?
Valentine carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 2 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Valentine?
The lucky number for Valentine is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.