Fun Facts About the Name Valere
- 33 babies named Valere: U.S. records list 33 babies given the name Valere from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Valere Mean?
Valere means "strong" or "healthy" and comes from Latin. It is the form - normally written Valère in French - of the Roman family name Valerius, which was built on the verb valere, "to be strong, to be well, to be of worth." Related Latin words from the same root include valens, "strong, vigorous," and valor, "worth, courage." The literal sense is physical strength and good health; the customary gloss of the name in English is simply "strong" or "healthy." Valerius belonged to the Roman family (or clan) name type called a nomen gentilicium - a hereditary surname of a gens, not originally an individual given name. The feminine forms Valeria and Valérie come from the same root; the similar-looking Valerian is a derivative of Valerius, not an unrelated name.
Valere Name History & Origins
The name goes back to the Roman gens Valeria, one of the oldest patrician families of Rome. Its best-known early member is Publius Valerius Publicola, consul in the first year of the Roman Republic (traditionally 509 BC) and credited in Roman tradition with helping establish the Republic. Other bearers include the writer Valerius Maximus and the emperor Valerian, born Publius Licinius Valerianus. Because the family name was widespread, it appears in Roman place names as well, such as the Via Valeria in Italy.
Early Christian saints also bore the name, which helped carry it into medieval and modern Europe. In the Romance languages it survives as Valerio in Italian and Spanish, Valério in Portuguese, and Valère in French; Valere without the accent is the usual English rendering. In French classical comedy, Valère is a stock name for a young lover - for example in Molière's L'Avare. That is a literary reuse of an already established name, not the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Valere?
Valere has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1952. Its best rank was #5,528 in 1952.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | #7,601 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,199 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #5,786 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,528 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #6,057 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1923 | #5,670 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Valere Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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