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Valerian
OriginLatin
Meaning"strength, health"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#4526
2025 SSA
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
About Valerian
This name of a Roman emperor and of a sedating plant is still used quietly, given to about a dozen baby boys in the US last year. It has a strong, rhythmic sound and could make a modern-feeling honor name for grandma Valerie.
Valerian is also given to girls.
Pronounced vuh-LAIR-ee-un.
As of October 2026, Valerian ranked #4526 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1821 in 1918.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #4,526
Girls #4,551
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,343 | 24 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,526 | 23 | — | 0 |
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Famous Valerians
- Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus)Boy
Roman emperor
- (Arthur) Valerian WellesleyBoy
8th Duke of Wellington, British brigadier
- Valerian TrifaBoy
Romanian cleric and activist
- Valerian RuminskiBoy
American operatic bass
Valerian in pop culture
- ValérianBoy
main character in French comic "Valérian and Laureline" and 2017 film "Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets"
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