Valery
Valery was the 744th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 366 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 716th with 395 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 468 places. More babies were named Valery in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Valerie) to be strong, healthy · Latin, French
- Rank in 2025
- #744 girls, up 161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 366girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006395 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,932babies recorded
What does the name Valery mean?
Valery is a spelling of Valerie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Valerie's meaning and origin.
Valerie is the French Valérie, from Latin Valeria, the feminine of the Roman family name Valerius. Wiktionary derives Valerius from valere, 'to be healthy, to be strong'. Wikipedia notes that Valéry is a masculine form used in France and Russia. Valeria is the form used in Spanish, Italian and Russian, and Val is a short form for both Valerie and Valentine.
Valeria (Latin, “feminine of Valerius”)valēre (Latin, “to be strong, healthy”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link of the Roman family name Valerius with valere is the standard explanation.
Related names: Valeria, Valérie, Valery, Val.
See also: Latin names, names that mean strength.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Valerie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Valeria', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Valerie (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Valery popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 107 since 1914, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #744 | 366 |
| 2020 | #905 | 291 |
| 2010 | #1,026 | 244 |
| 2000 | #1,557 | 115 |
| 1990 | #3,222 | 35 |
| 1980 | #4,510 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,239 | 36 |
| 1960 | #1,616 | 49 |
| 1950 | #2,050 | 23 |
| 1940 | #4,980 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,515 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,928 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Valery, counting every spelling?
Valery is a spelling of Valerie, a name family that ranked #124 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #744 for Valery on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,596 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie | 2,221 | #127 | 9,993 |
| Valery | 366 | #744 | 1,715 |
| Vallerie | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Valery?
366 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valery (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Valery born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valery.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valery?
About 8,500 people born in the US named Valery are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Valery mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Valery by state
How common Valery was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.0×), New Jersey (2.6×), Florida (2.2×), Virginia (1.9×), Texas (1.7×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Valery: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valery, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Valery
What does Valery mean?
Valery is a spelling of Valerie, which means “to be strong, healthy” (Latin, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Valery?
Valery was the 744th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 366 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 716th with 395 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 468 places. More babies were named Valery in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Valery a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Valery in the US.
Where is Valery most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valery was most common in Maryland (0.62 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Florida.