Valkyrie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “chooser of the slain”
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Say it
- val-KEER-ee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Valkyrie comes from Old Norse valkyrja, the name of mythic female figures who chose warriors fallen in battle. It is a mythological term rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Valkyrie?
Babies named Valkyrie in 2024111
2024 rank#1,815 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18801,211
Valkyrie is rising: use over the last five years is 5.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Valkyrie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Valkyrie questions
What does the name Valkyrie mean?
Valkyrie means "chooser of the slain". It comes from Old Norse. Valkyrie comes from Old Norse valkyrja, the name of mythic female figures who chose warriors fallen in battle. It is a mythological term rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Valkyrie a boy or girl name?
Valkyrie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Valkyrie?
111 US babies were named Valkyrie in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Valkyrie?
Valkyrie is usually pronounced val-KEER-ee.
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.