Valerio
Valerio or Valério is a male given name in several languages, derived from the Roman surname Valerius, which itself is derived from the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be strong". Valerio is a relatively common given name in Italy, while its incidence is less common in the Spanish and Croatian Sprachraum. The Portuguese form of the name is Valério.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Valerio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valerio or Valério is a male given name in several languages, derived from the Roman surname Valerius, which itself is derived from the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be strong". Valerio is a relatively common given name in Italy, while its incidence is less common in the Spanish and Croatian Sprachraum. The Portuguese form of the name is Valério.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Valerio
Valerio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 28 births, good for #3,882 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Valerios. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,307 among baby boy names with 25 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 533 Valerios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Valerio
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Valerio. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Valero
Where is Valerio most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Italy87%
- Brazil5%
- BO3%
- PE3%
- Switzerland2%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Valerio
Valerio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 533 births in the dataset. Valerio's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Valerio'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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