Meaning of the nameValentina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Va-len-ti-na
Valentina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Valentinus, derived from valens, 'strong, healthy'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Valentinus, from valens, 'strong, healthy'”
- People (2022)
- 193,166
- Rank in Brazil
- #169
- Median age
- 5 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,318
- people
Valentina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valentina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (113,238 people).
192,120 women 1,046 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 Valentina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valentina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.164%
- Santa Catarina 0.137%
- Espírito Santo 0.129%
- Goiás 0.120%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.120%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 48,007 | 0.108% |
| Minas Gerais | 20,163 | 0.098% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18,682 | 0.116% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17,879 | 0.164% |
| Paraná | 12,378 | 0.108% |
| Bahia | 11,027 | 0.078% |
| Santa Catarina | 10,408 | 0.137% |
| Goiás | 8,433 | 0.120% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,933 | 0.129% |
| Ceará | 4,640 | 0.053% |
| Pernambuco | 4,424 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,330 | 0.118% |
| Pará | 3,866 | 0.048% |
| Maranhão | 3,682 | 0.054% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,326 | 0.118% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,295 | 0.120% |
| Amazonas | 2,403 | 0.061% |
| Piauí | 1,612 | 0.049% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,607 | 0.049% |
| Paraíba | 1,491 | 0.038% |
| Tocantins | 1,463 | 0.097% |
| Alagoas | 1,338 | 0.043% |
| Rondônia | 1,194 | 0.076% |
| Sergipe | 1,167 | 0.053% |
| Amapá | 502 | 0.068% |
| Acre | 462 | 0.056% |
| Roraima | 454 | 0.071% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valentina
According to Behind the Name, Valentina is the feminine form of Valentinus. Wiktionary explains Valentinus as a patronymic of Valēns, a Roman cognomen that comes from Latin vālens, 'strong, healthy', with the suffix -īnus; the meaning comes from this base name. The Italian masculine is Valentino, according to Wiktionary. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 193,166 people named Valentina, with a median age of 5; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Valentina · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Valentinus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Valentina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valentina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Valentina
What does the name Valentina mean?
Valentina means “feminine form of Valentinus, from valens, 'strong, healthy'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Valentina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 193,166 people with the first name Valentina, which ranks it number 169 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Valentina a boy's or a girl's name?
Valentina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 192,120 women and 1,046 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Valentina?
Valentina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Valentina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.164% of the state's population is named Valentina (17,879 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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