Valerie

French variation of Valeria
"strength, health"

Valerie Origin and Meaning

The name Valerie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "strength, health".

The name of a martyred medieval saint, Valerie has been on the popularity list since its earliest publication in 1880. Though it peaked in the 1960s, remaining in the Top 100 until 1988, it still doesn't sound terminally dated; the association with the word valor gives it a sense of boldness and makes it one of the special group of girl names that mean strong.

The original name Valeria, came into use in the 1890s, followed soon after by the French form Valerie, which rapidly became the more accepted form. In the 2011 werewolf update of Red Riding Hood, Red was given the name Valerie.

# 144 in the US

Valerie Rank in US Top 1000

# 236 on Nameberry

Valerie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Valerie Popularity

Famous People Named Valerie

  • Saint Valerie of Limoges
    French martyr and associate of Saint Martial.
  • Valerie Anne Bertinelli
    American actress.
  • (Marie) Valerie Mathilde Amalie
    Archduchess and Princess Imperial of Austria.
  • Valerie Cruz
    American actress.
  • Valerie Kathryn Harper
    American actress.
  • (Valerie) June Carter Cash
    American singer and wife of Johnny Cash.
  • Valerie Simpson
    American songwriter of duo Ashford & Simpson
  • Valerie June Jarrett
    American businesswoman and presidential adviser
  • Valerie Elise Plame
    former U.S. CIA agent.
  • Valerie Doris Gresham
    daughter of American singer Solomon Burke.
  • Valerie Ritchie Perrine
    American actress.
  • Valerie Kasanita Adams
    New Zealand Olympic shot putter.
  • (Babette) Valerie Louise Hobson
    Anglo,Irish actress
  • Valerie Ann Amos
    Baroness Amos, British politician and UN diplomat
  • Valerie Solanas
    American radical feminist.
  • Valerie Anne Poxleitner Bokan aka Lights
    Canadian singer,songwriter.
  • Valerie Leon
    English actress
  • Valerie Mahaffey
    American actress
  • Valérie Kaprisky
    French actress

Valerie in Pop Culture

  • Valerie
    main character in the movie Red Riding Hood
  • Valerie Hawthorne
    character in the Ace Attorney series.
  • Valerie Tulle
    character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries".
  • Valerie
    gym leader in the Pokemon series.
  • Valerie Grey
    character in "Danny Phantom".
  • Valerie Da Vinci
    character in "Despicable Me 3"
  • Valerie
    “Val” Leftman, character in “Hate List”
  • "Valerie"
    song by Amy Winehouse.
  • "Valerie"
    song by The Weeknd.
  • "Valerie"
    song by Steve Winwood
  • "Valleri
    " song by The Monkees
  • Valerie Malone
    character on the TV series "Beverly Hills 90210" which ran from 1990 to 2000, played by Tiffani,Amber Thiessen