Valentin
Valentin is a male given name: 98% of people named Valentin are men, and it is recorded as male in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
Valentin · Valentín
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Bulgaria, United States, Moldova
- Also spelled
- Valentín
- US births since 1880
- 9,131 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Valentin
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Valentin," in English, "Guten Tag Valentin," in German. Valentin is a male given name: about 98% of people named Valentin are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Valentin,
German
Guten Tag Valentin,
French
Bonjour Valentin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Valentin:
Chinese
Valentin您好：
Japanese
Valentin様
English
Hi Valentin,
German
Hi Valentin,
French
Salut Valentin,
Spanish
Hola Valentin,
Chinese
Valentin你好：
Japanese
Valentinさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | common | man's name | 98% |
| United States | common | man's name | 100% |
| Moldova | common | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | common | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belarus | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Russia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
Show all 25 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Estonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Georgia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Kosovo | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
9,131 male · 0 female · 9,131 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Valentin a male or female name?
Valentin is a male given name: 98% of people named Valentin are men, and it is recorded as male in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
How do I address Valentin in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Valentin," in English, "Guten Tag Valentin," in German. Valentin is a male given name: about 98% of people named Valentin are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Valentin a unisex name?
Valentin is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Valentin are men. Valentin leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Valentin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/valentin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_valentin,
title = {Is Valentin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/valentin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}