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Valerie

“Variant of Valeria — Strong, healthy, brave” — Latin origin

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

Valerie has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #60 (1959) · 273,229 babies named Valerie all-time · 1 in 720 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #19 in Czechia (2025) · #24 in Austria (2025).

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

Famous Valeries

• Valerie Solanas — American radical feminist and author (1936-1988)
• Valerie Adams — New Zealand shot putter (1984-)
• Valerie Perrine — American actress (1943-2026)
• Valerie Harper — American actress (1939-2019)
• Valerie Bertinelli — American actress (born 1960)

In stories & tradition

• Valerie Malone — Beverly Hills, 90210
• Valerie Cooper — Uncanny X-Men
• Valerie Perez — DC Universe

What Valeries become

Among 913 notable people named Valerie:

Entertainers appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Valerie Perrine, American actress (1943-2026).

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