Valerie

Meaning: Healthy, strong
Origin: French (from Latin) — Variant of Valeria

Nicknames: Val

Girl's name · #127 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Valerie reached its best rank, #60, in 1959 and ranked #127 in 2025. Roughly 273,000 girls have been named Valerie since 1884.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#19 in Czechia (2025) · #24 in Austria (2025) · #238 in Netherlands (2025) · #308 in Switzerland (2025) · #426 in Ecuador (2025) · #449 in New Zealand (2025) · #478 in Sweden (2025) · #627 in Scotland (2025) · #695 in England & Wales (2025) · #203 in Canada (2024).

Famous Valeries

Valerie Solanas — American radical feminist and author (1936–1988)
Valérie Trierweiler — French journalist
Valérie Pécresse — French politician (born 1967)
Valerie Adams — New Zealand shot putter (born 1984)
Valerie Perrine — American actress (1943–2026)

In stories & tradition

Valerie Malone — Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Valerie Cooper — Uncanny X-Men (comics)
Valerie Perez — DC Comics

What Valeries become

Among 1,712 notable people named Valerie:

Entertainers appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Valerie Perrine, American actress (1943–2026).

Similar names: Valeria · Melanie · Vanessa · Andrea · Diana · Amy

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