Given name & surname
Valli
“between the mountains”
Valli is a variant of Valley. One American interpretation is “between the mountains.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valli is a variant of Valley. One American interpretation is “between the mountains.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valli is a variant of Valley. An origin associated with Valley is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Valli developed from Valeria. In Estonian usage, Valli developed from Walburg.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 753
- 0 boys · 753 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,811 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,811 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 1952. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 801 as a first name in 2020; 809 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.
Valli’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Valli developed from the Latin form Valeria. Valli has a related form in Valley. In Estonian usage, Valli developed from the German form Walburg.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Valli has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Valeriaroot · Latin
- Valequivalent
- Valaequivalent
- Valeriyaequivalent
- Vallyequivalent
- Валерияequivalent
- Valliaequivalent
- Valieequivalent
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People named Valli
- Valli ValliBritish actress (1882-1927)
- Valli Lember-BogatkinaEstonian painter (1921-2016)
- Valli KafkaSister of Franz Kafka (1890–1942)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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