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    The first name Valery

    A girl’s name from French.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 4 girls were named Valery, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 8 births (#2,893).

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    23
    babies named Valery, 1996–2025
    #4,867
    rank in 2025
    2011
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Valery with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Valery at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 366 girls born in the United States were named Valery, the 744th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 395 were.

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    8,932
    babies named Valery since 1880
    #744
    rank in 2025
    2006
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Valery

    21 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
      French official and politician (1926–2020)
    • Valery Gerasimov
      Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, born 1955
    • Valery Levaneuski
      Belarusian politician, born 1963
    • Valery Tsilent
      Belarusian wrestler, born 1969
    • Valery Khodemchuk
      Chernobyl pump operator, the first casualty of the incident on April 26th, 1986.
    • Valéry Mézague
      Cameroonian and French footballer (1983-2014)
    • Valery Kechinov
      Footballer, born 1974
    • Valéry Inkijinoff
      French actor, 1895–1973
    • Valery Strypeykis
      Belarusian footballer, born 1974
    • Valery Nahayo
      Burundian footballer, born 1984
    • Valery Kaykov
      Cyclist, born 1988
    • Valery Volkov
      Equestrian, born 1947

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    Questions

    What does the name Valery mean?
    From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius.
    What is the origin of the name Valery?
    From French Valéry, from Latin Valerius. Doublet of Valerius.
    How popular is the name Valery?
    In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Valery, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2011, with 8 births.
    Is Valery a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 8,932 US babies named Valery since 1880 were girls.
    When was Valery most popular?
    2006 in the United States, when 395 babies were named Valery, its highest rank at 716th.