Fun Facts About the Name Valerio
- 502 babies named Valerio: U.S. records list 502 babies given the name Valerio from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Valerio Mean?
Valerio is a masculine name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy." It is the Italian and Spanish form of the Roman name Valerius, which comes from the Latin verb valere, "to be strong, to be well." The Roman Valerius was originally a hereditary family name, or nomen, of the gens Valeria; the personal name Valerio developed from that nomen in the Romance languages. The ending -o marks it as masculine in Italian and Spanish. The meaning is literal, referring to strength and good health, not to a separate symbolic trait.
Valerio Name History & Origins
The Latin name Valerius belonged to the gens Valeria, one of the oldest patrician families of ancient Rome. In early Roman tradition, Publius Valerius Publicola was one of the first consuls of the Republic, and other members of the Valerii held high offices during the Republic and Empire. As a Roman family name, Valerius was passed down within the gens; it was not originally a free-standing given name.
In the Romance languages, the name became a personal name. Italian and Spanish both use Valerio, while Portuguese has Valério. These forms keep the Latin stem Valeri- and add the masculine ending -o. The name appears in Italian and Spanish usage as a masculine given name. The feminine forms Valeria and Valérie developed alongside the masculine name, but Valerio follows the masculine line from Latin Valerius.
How Popular is the Name Valerio?
Valerio 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 2024. Its best rank was #2,748 in 1955.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,375 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #3,966 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #5,645 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #7,225 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #4,227 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,436 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #9,673 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,607 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,625 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #14,054 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,638 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,728 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,819 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,031 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #12,119 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,808 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,975 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,673 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,392 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #5,786 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #10,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,392 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,485 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,165 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #9,586 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,204 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,471 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #5,105 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #4,083 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #7,592 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,896 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,224 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,061 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,492 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #3,446 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #7,290 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,597 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #3,601 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #5,332 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,718 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #4,027 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,620 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,022 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,965 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,917 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,748 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,159 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,303 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,223 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,162 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1938 | #4,002 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,117 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,243 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,685 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #3,843 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #3,233 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #4,940 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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