Valeri

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A few things about Valeri you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Valeri

Valeri Polyakov

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

Choose Valeri and your child shares a first name with Valeri Polyakov, a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Valeri, like who?” Valeri Polyakov's Wikipedia article is available in 50 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 161,290 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Valeri, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Valeri would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryValeri first shows up in US birth records in 1948, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 77 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1959, when it ranked #1,478. Today it's #9,457, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendValeri has slipped 2,245 places over the last five years and now sits at #9,457. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningValeri is an English form of Valerie, which means “strong, healthy”.

About the name Valeri

Valeri is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “strong, healthy”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-eri”. US birth records list Valeri for girls from 1948 to 2025, in 78 of those 78 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #1,478 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #9,457, with 10 babies.

Origin:Latin names