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Valerie

Valerie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“strong; healthy”
Origin
Latin
Say it
VAL-uh-ree · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

French and English form of Valeria, from Latin valere 'to be strong, healthy.' Masculine counterpart: Valery or Valerio in different languages.

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How popular is Valerie?

2024596 per million US babies
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Babies named Valerie in 20241,985

2024 rank#147 girls

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 1880271,690

Valerie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Valerie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Valeriato be strong · Latin
  • Dalarymodern invented name · American (modern coinage)
  • Valariestrength, health · French
  • Valoriestrength, valor · Latin
  • Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
  • Lunamoon · Latin
  • Auroradawn · Latin
  • Emilyrival · Latin

Valerie questions

What does the name Valerie mean?

Valerie means "strong; healthy". It comes from Latin. French and English form of Valeria, from Latin valere 'to be strong, healthy.' Masculine counterpart: Valery or Valerio in different languages.

Is Valerie a boy or girl name?

Valerie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Valerie?

1,985 US babies were named Valerie in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Valerie?

Valerie is usually pronounced VAL-uh-ree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.