Valerie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Valerie is generally a feminine given name, derived directly from the French Valérie. Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe, as well as a common surname in Francophone countries. Another, much rarer, French masculine form of the name is Valère.

From Wikipedia

Valerie first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 6 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 89 babies (rank #82 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Valerie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Valerie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

170

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Princess Bride: Valerie — Max's wife

Famous people named Valerie

Valérie Trierweilerjournalist · b. 1965
Valérie Pécressemagistrate · b. 1967
Valérie Lemercierfilm actor · b. 1964
Valérie Benguiguifilm director · b. 1961
Valérie Kapriskyfilm actor · b. 1962

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	89	#82
1953	72	#96
2014	2	#861
2015	2	#814
2016	2	#823
2017	3	#549