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The baby name Valerie is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced VAL-ə-ree.

Valerie is French, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3
Origin: French, Latin
Pronunciation: VAL-ə-ree

What is the meaning of the name Valerie ?

The baby name Valerie is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced VAL-ə-ree.

Valerie is French, Latin in Origin.

Valerie is the English form of French Valérie, itself a vernacular continuation of Latin Valeria, the feminine of the Roman nomen Valerius. The earliest securely identifiable form is Valerius, a gentilicium built with the Latin adjectival suffix -ius from valēre, to be strong, be well, or have worth. In feminine use, Valeria/Valérie carries the literal sense of strength or health rather than a separate abstract noun.

The name’s medieval footing in France was strengthened by Saint Valerie of Limoges, a martyr associated with the cult of Saint Martial. From French it entered English usage, where Valerie became more familiar than the classical Valeria during the twentieth century, especially in mid-century Britain and North America. Cognate forms include Valéria in Portuguese and Hungarian, Valerija in South Slavic and Baltic languages, Waleria in Polish, and Valeriya or Valery in Russian usage.

Valerie has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Valerie

Valérie Trierweiler Politician · Born 1965 · France Valérie Trierweiler is a French journalist and author best known for her political reporting and media presence in France. She has hosted political talk shows, contributed to Paris Match, and written books including Merci pour ce moment. Valérie Pécresse Politician · Born 1967 · France Valérie Pécresse is a French politician best known for serving as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans, she was also France’s Minister of Higher Education and Research from 2007 to 2011, then Minister of the Budget and government spokesperson from 2011 to 2012 under Prime Minister François Fillon. Valérie Lemercier Actor · Born 1964 · France Valérie Lemercier is a French actress and filmmaker best known for her comedy work in French cinema. She has starred in films like Les Visiteurs and Palais royal!, and she also directed and appeared in Aline.
Valerie Harper Actor · Born 1939 · United States Valerie Harper was an American actress best known for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Rhoda. She started out as a dancer on Broadway before moving into acting. Valerie Bertinelli Actor · Born 1960 · United States Valerie Bertinelli is an American actress and TV personality best known for playing Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time. She started acting as a child and made her screen debut in a 1974 episode of Apple's Way. Valerie Mahaffey Actor · Born 1953 · United States Valerie Mahaffey was a Canadian-American actress best known for her Emmy-winning role as Eve on Northern Exposure. She also appeared in The Doctors, Young Sheldon, and Desperate Housewives.

Valerie – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
BW 0 #19 1 960
HT Girls 0 #21 3 950
Austria Girls 2024 #27 239 60
NA 0 #31 3 2,537
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
MT 0 #35 9 1,767
CM 0 #43 13 2,592
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
PR 0 #49 7 1,497
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
LU 0 #58 9 2,830
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
CM Girls 0 #78 1,281 11,671
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
JM 0 #88 6 3,714
BN Girls 0 #94 13 5,459
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
ID Girls 0 #99 4 3,319
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
MT Girls 0 #102 50 3,773
PR Girls 0 #102 61 3,171
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
CY Girls 0 #106 16 3,755
OM 0 #107 10 6,215
PA 0 #115 16 3,797
Switzerland Girls 2024 #117 19 1,786
SG 0 #118 170 11,010
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
MU 0 #119 18 3,613
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
LU Girls 0 #121 67 4,850
CR 0 #128 31 5,526
SG Girls 0 #128 902 18,916
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
CZ Girls 0 #136 345 5,378
United States Girls 2024 #143 1,985 8,487
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
Canada Girls 2024 #153 143 2,795
Sweden Girls 2022 #157 23 1,568
CZ 0 #162 24 3,154
NA Girls 0 #166 59 7,146
RU 0 #170 20 3,641
JM Girls 0 #172 91 7,507
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
Austria 0 #186 28 850
Belgium Girls 2008 #188 24 396
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
IR 0 #202 28 4,221
PS 0 #203 16 5,692
MU Girls 0 #204 151 8,539
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
MO Girls 0 #234 18 7,056
GR Girls 0 #242 8 6,293
GH 0 #243 6 5,396
NG 0 #244 21 5,926
IL 0 #245 30 6,291
JP Girls 0 #246 6 6,592
PH Girls 0 #249 144 13,098
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
IR Girls 0 #253 347 8,334
TW Girls 0 #253 24 8,139
RU Girls 0 #254 329 11,913
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
MY 0 #255 76 12,352
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
PE 0 #276 35 6,350
QA Girls 0 #282 35 15,378
PA Girls 0 #285 209 9,861
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
Austria Girls 0 #293 132 1,885
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
GH Girls 0 #296 29 6,973
NL 0 #298 94 2,481
Canada Boys 1995 #299 5 1,834
KZ Girls 0 #299 22 5,862
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
DK Girls 0 #304 13 7,429
SA 0 #305 8 10,560
HK 0 #315 34 8,483
CN Girls 0 #316 34 8,829
NL Girls 0 #321 1,054 5,933
ZA 0 #321 127 14,421
CR Girls 0 #333 211 11,342
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
ZA Girls 0 #343 1,737 25,928
OM Girls 0 #354 43 15,987
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
HK Girls 0 #365 279 16,104
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
Germany 0 #381 57 2,542
CL 0 #386 26 6,867
MX 0 #397 17 8,339
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
France Girls 2021 #402 4 3,185
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
EG 0 #408 5 6,387
Spain 0 #412 41 2,326
PT Girls 0 #414 38 7,952
CM Boys 0 #422 131 12,054
CO 0 #436 45 7,768
PS Girls 0 #449 75 10,981
KW Girls 0 #451 65 19,177
GT Girls 0 #467 39 7,500
Germany Girls 0 #476 449 4,949
CO Girls 0 #480 967 16,140
IL Girls 0 #482 137 11,648
AE Girls 0 #483 71 20,968
MY Girls 0 #489 611 24,821
RU Boys 0 #491 15 12,621
UY Girls 0 #493 18 6,731
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
NG Girls 0 #532 278 15,093
BH 0 #534 20 17,937
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
AR Girls 0 #584 16 8,289
BO Girls 0 #596 16 9,488
LB 0 #603 56 13,263
IL Boys 0 #618 8 10,983
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
PE Girls 0 #637 340 14,861
IT 0 #647 68 4,183
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
CL Girls 0 #654 200 14,098
Finland Girls 2026 #698 41 3,895
Spain Girls 0 #729 259 5,561
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
KW Boys 0 #757 13 18,755
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
TN 0 #787 43 13,765
IT Girls 0 #827 762 9,415
United States Boys 2005 #845 6 7,175
SA Girls 0 #868 68 25,931
OM Boys 0 #869 13 17,948
PE Boys 0 #923 4 14,506
BR Girls 0 #928 14 12,708
Germany Boys 0 #942 11 5,697
NL Boys 0 #942 10 5,873
EG Girls 0 #943 17 14,742
CO Boys 0 #973 9 15,656
MX Girls 0 #991 193 17,781
NG Boys 0 #995 7 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MA 0 #1,073 56 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,158 21 25,619
DZ 0 #1,163 14 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,177 6 25,439
TR 0 #1,181 31 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,458 14 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,684 8 28,008

Valerie is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:

Ireland
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom
United States
Switzerland

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People also ask about Valerie

Valerie is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Valerie is a 3 syllable name, pronounced VAL-ə-ree.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Valérie, Valeria, Valéria, Valerija, Valeriya and Waleria.
Yes, very popular — Valerie ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Valerie ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Yes — 16 notable people named Valerie are in our database, including Valérie Trierweiler (Politician), Valérie Pécresse (Politician), Valérie Lemercier (Actor).