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 1884 and has been recorded in 139 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1959 with 7,304 babies (rank #60 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,985 girls (rank #147). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

271,690

Total babies (all years)

139

Years in the data

7,304

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
1884	8	#847
1887	7	#1,030
1888	5	#1,460
1889	12	#797
1890	12	#822
1891	12	#836
1892	11	#952
1893	10	#1,014
1894	17	#741
1895	19	#743
1896	11	#1,044
1897	16	#824
1898	21	#748
1899	12	#978
1900	21	#830
1901	19	#767
1902	19	#817
1903	17	#860
1904	27	#680
1905	25	#730
1906	25	#741
1907	31	#690
1908	28	#741
1909	47	#565
1910	45	#637
1911	58	#563
1912	87	#520
1913	116	#467
1914	103	#552
1915	171	#473
1916	179	#476
1917	182	#489
1918	202	#472
1919	171	#521
1920	170	#546
1921	190	#516
1922	147	#594
1923	155	#580
1924	172	#558
1925	151	#588
1926	171	#535
1927	195	#500
1928	179	#518
1929	180	#504
1930	222	#452
1931	244	#413
1932	276	#394
1933	293	#374
1934	319	#354
1935	486	#276
1936	453	#283
1937	494	#279
1938	551	#267
1939	622	#251
1940	799	#214
1941	752	#229
1942	1,017	#200
1943	955	#212
1944	915	#216
1945	1,079	#189
1946	1,440	#181
1947	1,553	#184
1948	2,132	#135
1949	3,052	#108
1950	3,026	#116
1951	3,559	#100
1952	4,263	#87
1953	4,591	#88
1954	4,917	#87
1955	5,512	#80
1956	5,910	#80
1957	6,231	#76
1958	6,919	#64
1959	7,304	#60
1960	6,717	#65
1961	6,675	#67
1962	6,335	#67
1963	6,173	#69
1964	6,616	#66
1965	5,649	#67
1966	4,815	#74
1967	4,757	#73
1968	4,552	#77
1969	4,298	#85
1970	4,130	#97
1971	3,680	#102
1972	3,193	#100
1973	3,042	#96
1974	3,182	#93
1975	3,227	#92
1976	3,386	#83
1977	3,265	#86
1978	3,299	#92
1979	3,407	#89
1980	3,613	#85
1981	3,611	#89
1982	3,989	#75
1983	3,902	#74
1984	3,722	#76
1985	3,881	#71
1986	3,618	#76
1987	2,964	#93
1988	2,768	#103
1989	2,562	#117
1990	2,428	#129
1991	2,380	#135
1992	2,350	#136
1993	2,175	#144
1994	2,010	#159
1995	2,182	#149
1996	2,082	#154
1997	2,224	#143
1998	2,142	#148
1999	2,038	#159
2000	2,017	#166
2001	1,982	#165
2002	2,107	#155
2003	1,913	#171
2004	1,905	#180
2005	2,035	#167
2006	2,752	#127
2007	2,424	#144
2008	2,505	#135
2009	2,321	#138
2010	2,065	#149
2011	1,957	#159
2012	1,863	#169
2013	1,880	#169
2014	1,886	#176
2015	1,880	#171
2016	1,966	#160
2017	1,824	#167
2018	1,801	#156
2019	1,890	#151
2020	1,881	#144
2021	1,840	#155
2022	1,986	#148
2023	1,951	#145
2024	1,985	#147