Valor: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bravery, courage”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- VAL-er · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (89% of all uses)
From the English vocabulary word valor, ultimately from Latin valor. It is a modern word-name use.
How popular is Valor?
Babies named Valor in 2024139
2024 rank#1,460 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18801,499
Valor is rising: use over the last five years is 3.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Valor
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Valor questions
What does the name Valor mean?
Valor means "bravery, courage". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word valor, ultimately from Latin valor. It is a modern word-name use.
Is Valor a boy or girl name?
Valor is mainly a boy's name in US records (89% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Valor?
139 US babies were named Valor in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Valor?
Valor is usually pronounced VAL-er.
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.