Valerian Forename
39,760th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 18,694 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Abkhazia
Valerian Forename Definition:
A male name. Latin Valerianus, derivative of Valerius, the name of a Roman gens (see Valeria). St Valerianus was a Bishop of Auxerre, and Valerian has had some currency as a christian name in France. It is found in England in the 13th C.
Valerianus Curia Regis Rolls 1313-15.
Read More About This ForenameValerian Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94% | 3,812 | 1:13,848 | 1,606 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3,422 | 1:1,092 | 225 |
| Moldova | 100% | 1,873 | 1:1,901 | 223 |
| Romania | 100% | 1,489 | 1:13,467 | 1,050 |
| Kenya | - | 1,395 | 1:33,195 | 2,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,049 | 1:29,373 | 3,696 |
| Ukraine | 99% | 789 | 1:57,668 | 633 |
| India | 100% | 723 | 1:1,680,329 | 92,968 |
| Russia | 99% | 703 | 1:205,169 | 3,021 |
| United States | 84% | 665 | 1:545,168 | 13,992 |
| Germany | 100% | 344 | 1:281,040 | 3,757 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 282 | 1:863 | 205 |
| Uganda | 91% | 231 | 1:177,303 | 6,437 |
| France | 100% | 201 | 1:330,698 | 4,331 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 200 | 1:35,760 | 3,364 |
| Oman | - | 170 | 1:24,169 | 1,866 |
| Canada | - | 167 | 1:198,403 | 7,601 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 100 | 1:1,775,644 | 36,815 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 97 | 1:317,386 | 6,177 |
| Indonesia | - | 84 | 1:3,070,996 | 140,016 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 80 | 1:380,624 | 18,049 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Greece | 100% | 52 | 1:210,280 | 4,200 |
| England | 100% | 45 | 1:1,235,620 | 18,913 |
| Philippines | 79% | 42 | 1:2,524,035 | 52,866 |
| Spain | 100% | 41 | 1:1,134,877 | 9,172 |
| Belgium | 100% | 36 | 1:319,168 | 6,264 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 36 | 1:147,502 | 1,173 |
| Zambia | - | 34 | 1:466,317 | 11,078 |
| Czechia | 100% | 29 | 1:367,454 | 2,177 |
| Albania | 100% | 28 | 1:108,806 | 7,321 |
| South Ossetia | 100% | 25 | 1:2,142 | 349 |
| Brazil | 100% | 22 | 1:9,738,007 | 121,504 |
| South Africa | 80% | 21 | 1:2,596,793 | 70,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 85% | 19 | 1:429,069 | 33,046 |
| Armenia | 100% | 17 | 1:171,691 | 3,368 |
| Austria | 100% | 16 | 1:532,138 | 4,883 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 15 | 1:1,183,123 | 11,783 |
| Italy | 77% | 15 | 1:4,070,806 | 21,403 |
| Belarus | 100% | 14 | 1:677,313 | 4,005 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Taiwan | - | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,071,438 | 15,295 |
| Estonia | 100% | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 8 | 1:170,177 | 9,829 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Kosovo | - | 7 | 1:265,920 | 9,118 |
| Thailand | 100% | 7 | 1:10,009,402 | 140,485 |
| Finland | 100% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Mexico | 67% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Singapore | 100% | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Cameroon | - | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Saint Lucia | 75% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
The alternate forms: Valérian (263), Valerián (167) & Valèrian (1) are calculated separately.
Valerian (4,601) may also be a surname.
Valerian Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Latin Valerianus, derivative of Valerius, the name of a Roman gens (see Valeria). St Valerianus was a Bishop of Auxerre, and Valerian has had some currency as a christian name in France. It is found in England in the 13th C.
Valerianus Curia Regis Rolls 1313-15.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
M. The Anglicisation of Latin Valerianus, the adjective corresponding to Valerius, q. v. Though euphonious, it is, I fear, doomed as an English name.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Valerian Forename Popularity
Valerian Demographics
Valerian Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 36 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Valerian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valerian in the Russian language | ||
| Валериан | valerian | - |
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