Meaning of the nameValentim

Male
Latin origin
Va-len-tim

Valentim is a male name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman surname Valentinus, formed from Valens, 'strong, vigorous, healthy'.

Meaning

“derived from Valens, 'strong, vigorous, healthy'”

Source: Wiktionary: Valentim · Behind the Name: Valentine · Wiktionary: valeō

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People (2022): 9,080
Rank in Brazil: #1,834
Median age: 3 years
2010 Census: 4,498; people

Valentim in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Valentim, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (4,791 people).

104 women 8,976 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Valentim is most common

States with the highest share of people named Valentim in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,625	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,373	0.013%
Santa Catarina	732	0.010%
Paraná	709	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	708	0.004%
Bahia	642	0.005%
Minas Gerais	381	0.002%
Espírito Santo	287	0.008%
Maranhão	169	0.003%
Pernambuco	154	0.002%
Pará	147	0.002%
Mato Grosso	143	0.004%
Ceará	136	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	124	0.005%
Piauí	114	0.004%
Amazonas	94	0.002%
Goiás	92	0.001%
Paraíba	79	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	69	0.002%
Distrito Federal	64	0.002%
Alagoas	63	0.002%
Sergipe	60	0.003%
Tocantins	34	0.002%
Rondônia	33	0.002%
Acre	17	0.002%
Amapá	16	0.002%
Roraima	15	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Valentim

Valentim is an adaptation of the Latin Valentinus, a Roman surname formed from Valens, which comes from the verb valeō, 'to have strength, to be well'. Behind the Name gives Valens the sense of 'strong, vigorous, healthy'. Wiktionary records Valentim as the equivalent of the English Valentine. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,080 people named Valentim, with a median age of 3; most were born from 2010 onward, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Wiktionary: Valentim · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Valentine · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: valeō · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Valentim

What does the name Valentim mean?

Valentim means “derived from Valens, 'strong, vigorous, healthy'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Valentim in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,080 people with the first name Valentim, which ranks it number 1,834 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Valentim a boy's or a girl's name?

Valentim is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 104 women and 8,976 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Valentim?

Valentim is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Valentim most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.013% of the state's population is named Valentim (1,373 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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