Valeri
Valery is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the Latin name Valerius. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin.
- Bulgarian
- Georgian
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Valeri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valery is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the Latin name Valerius. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Georgian
- Russian
The Story of Valeri
The earliest SSA record of Valeri as a baby girl name dates back to 1948, when 11 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Valeri — #1,532 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Valeri on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Valeri ranks #5,853 for baby girls with 21 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Valeri
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Valeri. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Valeri
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About the name Valeri
Valeri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Valeri's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #1,477. Use the chart and map above to compare Valeri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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