Valentina
Valentina is a female given name: 98% of people named Valentina are women, and it is recorded as female in 27 of the 27 countries covered.
Valentina · Valentīna
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Moldova, United States, Albania
- Also spelled
- Valentīna
- US births since 1880
- 7 male / 33,243 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Valentina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Valentina," in English, "Guten Tag Valentina," in German. Valentina is a female given name: about 98% of people named Valentina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Valentina,
German
Guten Tag Valentina,
French
Bonjour Valentina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Valentina:
Chinese
Valentina您好：
Japanese
Valentina様
English
Hi Valentina,
German
Hi Valentina,
French
Salut Valentina,
Spanish
Hola Valentina,
Chinese
Valentina你好：
Japanese
Valentina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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Albania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 27 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
7 male · 33,243 female · 33,250 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Valentina a male or female name?
Valentina is a female given name: 98% of people named Valentina are women, and it is recorded as female in 27 of the 27 countries covered.
How do I address Valentina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Valentina," in English, "Guten Tag Valentina," in German. Valentina is a female given name: about 98% of people named Valentina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Valentina a unisex name?
Valentina is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Valentina are men. Valentina leans strongly female 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 Valentina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/valentina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_valentina,
title = {Is Valentina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/valentina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}