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Valine

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Pronounced vuh-LEEN /vəˈlin/Medium

Meaning: Valine is best read as a form of Valene, or a feminine built on Val, ultimately from the Latin valere, 'to be strong, to be well.' By coincidence valine is also the name of a common amino acid, but the girls' name grew from the Valentina and Valene family, and it carries that sense of strength and good health.Low

In 30 seconds: Valine is a vintage form of Valene, from Latin for 'strong, healthy.' It stayed rare, peaking around 1985 (said vuh-LEEN).

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Origin LowLatin, English

MeaningValine is best read as a form of Valene, or a feminine built on Val, ultimately from the Latin valere, 'to be strong, to be well.' By coincidence valine is also the name of a common amino acid, but the girls' name grew from the Valentina and Valene family, and it carries that sense of strength and good health.

U.S. rank (1991)#15364 ↘ Falling

1991 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1985

Total births (all-time)≈ 105

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Valine is a scarce girls' name best traced to Valene, part of the Latin family of Val, Valentina, and Valerie, all from valere, 'to be strong or well.' Given quietly across the twentieth century, it has a soft, streamlined sound. The chance match with the amino acid of the same spelling is a coincidence we note plainly, not the name's source.

Valine was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1985, with scattered use reaching back to the nineteen-twenties. A woman named Valine at that peak is around forty today.

Did you know? By coincidence, valine is also the name of an amino acid in biology, though the girls' name comes from the Latin family of Valene and Valentina, not from science.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Valine — Form of Valene; Latin valere 'to be strong'; amino-acid overlap noted as coincidence

Variations

ValeneValinaValeen

Nicknames

ValLina

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Valine mean?

It is a form of Valene, from the Latin valere, 'to be strong or well.'

How do you pronounce Valine?

It is said vuh-LEEN /vəˈlin/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Valine a boy or girl name?

Valine is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Valine?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-eighties.