Valentina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin, Italian, or Spanish, masculine equivalent Valentine, Valentinus, and Valentino. From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Valentina (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Valentina has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 42 |
| 2010 | 35 |
| 2011 | 49 |
| 2012 | 44 |
| 2013 | 44 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 53 |
| 2016 | 48 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2018 | 59 |
| 2019 | 59 |
| 2020 | 58 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 44 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 592 |
| 2000 | 635 |
| 2001 | 662 |
| 2002 | 698 |
| 2003 | 740 |
| 2004 | 798 |
| 2005 | 852 |
| 2006 | 914 |
| 2007 | 976 |
| 2008 | 1,041 |
| 2009 | 1,123 |
| 2010 | 1,187 |
| 2011 | 1,264 |
| 2012 | 1,329 |
| 2013 | 1,403 |
| 2014 | 1,481 |
| 2015 | 1,561 |
| 2016 | 1,641 |
| 2017 | 1,743 |
| 2018 | 1,841 |
| 2019 | 1,929 |
| 2020 | 2,023 |
Valentina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Valentina.Hi! My name is Valentina.
- Valentina ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Valentina called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Valentina i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Valentina this afternoon.
- Valentinas mamma är lärare.Valentina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Valentinas mamma is Valentina's mum.
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Questions about Valentina
How do you pronounce Valentina in Swedish?
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What does the name Valentina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin, Italian, or Spanish, masculine equivalent Valentine, Valentinus, and Valentino. From Spanish, Italian, and Latin Valentīna, feminine forms of Spanish and Italian Valentino, and Latin Valentīnus. Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentino, and Valentini.
How popular is Valentina in Sweden?
44 babies were named Valentina in 2022. In 2020, 2,023 people in Sweden had Valentina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 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.