Valerie
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Valerie
The name of a martyred medieval saint, Valerie has been on the popularity list since its earliest publication in 1880. Though it peaked in the 1960s, remaining in the Top 100 until 1988, it still doesn't sound terminally dated; the association with the word valor gives it a sense of boldness and makes it one of the special group of girl names that mean strong.
The original name Valeria, came into use in the 1890s, followed soon after by the French form Valerie, which rapidly became the more accepted form. In the 2011 werewolf update of Red Riding Hood, Red was given the name Valerie.
Valerie is also given to boys.
Pronounced VAL-uh-ree.
As of October 2026, Valerie ranked #127 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #60 in 1959, Nameberry popularity #284.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #176 | 1,886 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #171 | 1,880 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #160 | 1,966 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #167 | 1,824 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #156 | 1,801 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #151 | 1,890 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #144 | 1,881 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #155 | 1,840 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #148 | 1,986 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #145 | 1,951 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #147 | 1,985 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #127 | 2,221 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Valerie for girls
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Valerie on lists
Famous Valeries
- Saint Valerie of LimogesGirl
French martyr and associate of Saint Martial.
- Valerie Anne BertinelliGirl
American actress.
- (Marie) Valerie Mathilde AmalieGirl
Archduchess and Princess Imperial of Austria.
- Valerie CruzGirl
American actress.
- Valerie Kathryn HarperGirl
American actress.
- (Valerie) June Carter CashGirl
American singer and wife of Johnny Cash.
- Valerie SimpsonGirl
American songwriter of duo Ashford & Simpson
- Valerie June JarrettGirl
American businesswoman and presidential adviser
- Valerie Elise PlameGirl
former U.S. CIA agent.
- Valerie Doris GreshamGirl
daughter of American singer Solomon Burke.
- Valerie Ritchie PerrineGirl
American actress.
- Valerie Kasanita AdamsGirl
New Zealand Olympic shot putter.
- (Babette) Valerie Louise HobsonGirl
Anglo,Irish actress
- Valerie Ann AmosGirl
Baroness Amos, British politician and UN diplomat
- Valerie SolanasGirl
American radical feminist.
- Valerie Anne Poxleitner Bokan aka LightsGirl
Canadian singer,songwriter.
- Valerie LeonGirl
English actress
- Valerie MahaffeyGirl
American actress
- Valérie KapriskyGirl
French actress
Valerie in pop culture
- ValerieGirl
main character in the movie Red Riding Hood
- Valerie HawthorneGirl
character in the Ace Attorney series.
- Valerie TulleGirl
character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries".
- ValerieGirl
gym leader in the Pokemon series.
- Valerie GreyGirl
character in "Danny Phantom".
- Valerie Da VinciGirl
character in "Despicable Me 3"
- ValerieGirl
“Val” Leftman, character in “Hate List”
- "Valerie"Girl
song by Amy Winehouse.
- "Valerie"Girl
song by The Weeknd.
- "Valerie"Girl
song by Steve Winwood
- "ValleriGirl
" song by The Monkees
- Valerie MaloneGirl
character on the TV series "Beverly Hills 90210" which ran from 1990 to 2000, played by Tiffani,Amber Thiessen
- ValerieGirl
character in “Max & Ruby”