Given name & surname
Vali
“one who is strong and healthy”·“between the mountains”
Vali is a variant of Valerian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.” Vali is a variant of Valley. One American interpretation is “between the mountains.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vali is a variant of Valerian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strong and healthy.” Vali is a variant of Valley. One American interpretation is “between the mountains.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vali is a variant of Valerian. An origin associated with Valerian is Latin. Vali is a variant of Valley. An origin associated with Valley is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
In mythological stories, Vali is associated with a son of Odin.
Vali through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 190
- 44 boys · 146 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +79%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 334 as a first name in 2020; 274 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.
Vali’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Vali is a diminutive of Valentin. Vali has a related form in Valley. Vali has a related form in Valerian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vali
- Vali IonescuRomanian long jumperborn 1960
- Vali GasimovAzerbaijani footballerborn 1968
- Vali Muhammad KhanAshtarkhanid leader1579–1611
- Vali NasrIranian-American academic and author (born 1960)
- Vali AkhundovSoviet politician, scientist (1916-1986)
- Vali RáczHungarian actress, singer (1911–1997)
- Vali KhulufluAzerbaijani literary scholar and folklorist (1894–1937)
- Vali MyersAustralian artist (1930-2003)
- Wali KhanKhan of Kokand1822–1865
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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