Given name & surname
Valere
“strong and valiant”·“one who is strong and healthy”
Valere is a variant of Valerie. In Latin use, Valerie carries the interpretation “strong and valiant.” Valere is a variant of Valerian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valere is a variant of Valerie. In Latin use, Valerie carries the interpretation “strong and valiant.” Valere is a variant of Valerian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valere is a variant of Valerian. An origin associated with Valerian is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valere through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 0 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 236 as a first name in 2020; 237 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Valere’s family of names
Valere has a related form in Valerie. Valere has a related form in Valerian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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