Valentin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine. From Latin Valentinus.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Valentin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Valentin has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 23 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 29 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 41 |
| 2020 | 47 |
| 2021 | 49 |
| 2022 | 59 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 294 |
| 2000 | 304 |
| 2001 | 322 |
| 2002 | 329 |
| 2003 | 350 |
| 2004 | 374 |
| 2005 | 388 |
| 2006 | 414 |
| 2007 | 449 |
| 2008 | 482 |
| 2009 | 515 |
| 2010 | 546 |
| 2011 | 587 |
| 2012 | 618 |
| 2013 | 647 |
| 2014 | 695 |
| 2015 | 745 |
| 2016 | 788 |
| 2017 | 848 |
| 2018 | 907 |
| 2019 | 968 |
| 2020 | 1,019 |
Valentin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Valentin.Hi! My name is Valentin.
- Valentin har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Valentin has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Valentin i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Valentin this afternoon.
- Valentins mamma är lärare.Valentin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Valentins mamma is Valentin's mum.
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Questions about Valentin
How do you pronounce Valentin in Swedish?
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What does the name Valentin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Valentine. From Latin Valentinus.
How popular is Valentin in Sweden?
59 babies were named Valentin in 2022. In 2020, 1,019 people in Sweden had Valentin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.