Valerius Forename

277,316th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Greenland

Valerius Forename Definition:

Latin, ‘healthy.’ It derives from valere, to be strong, to be (so much) worth, and valor, value and courage. It is falling into disuse. Cf. the preceding trio of names.

Valerius Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia-2771:931,27759,025
Germany
100%
2711:356,7454,308
Tanzania
100%
991:533,21514,784
United States
100%
451:8,056,37786,883
Russia
92%
 
221:6,556,07728,980
India
100%
211:57,851,332943,988
Belgium
100%
181:638,3369,306
Brazil
100%
181:11,902,009138,646
Philippines
100%
141:7,572,106116,282
Greenland-101:5,637682
Uganda
100%
61:6,826,15353,479
Papua New Guinea
100%
61:1,358,71989,225
Belarus
100%
51:1,896,4778,406
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Romania-51:4,010,39528,162
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375

The alternate forms: Valérius (12) are calculated separately.

Valerius (3,489) may also be a surname.

Valerius Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Latin, ‘healthy.’ It derives from valere, to be strong, to be (so much) worth, and valor, value and courage. It is falling into disuse. Cf. the preceding trio of names.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Latin (masculine) - Strong.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Valerius Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

Valerius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valerius in the Russian language
Валериусvalerius-

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