Valerie
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Valerie is a Latin name meaning “strong” or “healthy,” the French form of Valeria, which comes from the Roman clan name Valerius. Sitcom actresses Valerie Harper and Valerie Bertinelli gave the name a girl-next-door feel, though some think it sounds a bit 1960s. Valerie was also borne by a Spanish saint who lived in the fourth century. In the 1989 comedy Earth Girls Are Easy, Valerie is a sweet manicurist who falls for an alien after his ship lands in her pool.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Valerie in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Valerie against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Valerie is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Valerie in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,221 girls were named Valerie, making it the #127 girls' name in the US. Since 1884, 273,229 girls have been named Valerie, with the most (7,302) in 1959. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Nevada and Delaware.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Valerie in other languages
- Valeria Albanian, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
- Valéria French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
- Valérie Dutch, French
- Valerija Slovenian
- Valèria Catalan
- Waleria Polish
- Валерия Russian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Valerie
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Valerie, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Valerie (Category 1) | 1962 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Valerie
There are 2 towns and villages with Valerie in their name, in 2 countries.
🇦🇺 Australia 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Valerie | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
| Valerie | California, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Valerie
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Valerie in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇺🇸 United States 2🇹🇫 French Southern Territories 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Valerie | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Valérie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Valérie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Valérie | 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories | Map |
| Lake Valerie | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Valerie Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Valerie songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Valerie in their title. The best known:
- Valerie – Sean Payne (2006)
- Valerie – Steve Winwood (1982)
- Valerie – Amy Winehouse (2007)
- Always the Bridesmaid, Volume I: Valerie Plame – The Decemberists (2008)
- Valerie Loves Me – Material Issue (1991)
- Valerie – The Zutons (2006)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Valerie
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Valerie.
Valerie Adams
Valerie Azlynn
Valerie D'Orazio
Valerie French
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Fictional characters named Valerie
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Valerie as a pet name
FurryName has found 21 dogs named Valerie in public pet registers, making it the #5,330 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (11), Basel (1), Seattle (1). Valerie as a dog name →
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