How Many People Are Named Valerian?
people named Valerian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,567,820 people in the US has this name
Based on 503 babies named Valerian in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name VALERIUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor. Several saints also had this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Valerian in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Valerian alive today is about 26 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Valerian first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2018, to 24 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Valerian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,820, in 1918. In 2025 it ranked #4,525.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,525 |
| Best rank | #1,820 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,755 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Valerian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Valerian were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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