Gender
Origin
- Latin
- strong, healthy
Valiant, brave, healthy; Valerian has a similar origin and meaning as Valentine but are not from the same name.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Valery
Pronunciation
v(a)-le-ry
Famous People
Conductor Valery Gergiev
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #4161, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #716, 395 births); most recent 2025 (rank #743, 366 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 366 |
| 2024 | 5 | 358 |
| 2023 | – | 335 |
| 2022 | – | 351 |
| 2021 | – | 303 |
| 2020 | – | 291 |
| 2019 | – | 306 |
| 2018 | – | 264 |
| 2017 | – | 234 |
| 2016 | 5 | 241 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #2891, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #146, 334 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #342, 62 births); most recent 2016 (rank #5342, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence