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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 1,002 babies (rank #24 that year). In 2024 it was given to 143 girls (rank #203). The name has been rising 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.

8,658

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,002

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
1991	1,002	#24
1992	854	#36
1993	826	#34
1994	707	#33
1995	619	#50
1996	528	#57
1997	413	#75
1998	368	#84
1999	295	#99
2000	243	#114
2001	205	#136
2002	166	#162
2003	178	#160
2004	106	#279
2005	106	#278
2006	144	#215
2007	94	#337
2008	106	#308
2009	100	#335
2010	83	#388
2011	97	#338
2012	87	#371
2013	88	#365
2014	98	#338
2015	107	#307
2016	114	#287
2017	98	#333
2018	86	#377
2019	92	#344
2020	119	#246
2021	98	#331
2022	124	#229
2023	154	#167
2024	143	#203