See the results of this poll: Valerie - cute on a baby or outdated?
Respondents: 54 (This poll is closed)
- cute and refreshing on a baby : 29 (54%)
- stale and outdated: 25 (46%)
Divine! Definitely not outdated. I’d love to see [name]Valerie[/name] get some more use. The only [name]Valerie[/name]'s I know are in their 20s now - early 20s - and just one goes by [name]Val[/name], but the name has a class and romance about it that is hard to match! Really a great choice.
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To me, it is a bit outdated, but [name]Valeria[/name], [name]Valencia[/name], and [name]Valentina[/name] are more modern [name]Val[/name]- names, and I really like all three of those.
I think the nn [name]Val[/name] is pretty inevitable for [name]Valerie[/name]. [name]Every[/name] [name]Valerie[/name] I’ve known has gone by [name]Val[/name] at some point. :*(
I hope this helps!
Maybe it’s where I live, but i now think of [name]Valerie[/name] as a name for Hispanic male adults! I haven’t met a female [name]Valerie[/name] in years. I dont think it is common for baby boys though.
I’d pass on it. Not ready for a comeback.
I’ve never met a male [name]Valerie[/name]. I think it’s cute for a baby. 
I think [name]Valerie[/name] is fresh on a baby. Besides it has that three syllable sound starting with a ‘V’, an ‘L’ in the middle and the ‘ee’ ending, all of which are current trends but it’s still a classic solid name with a good history behind it.
I went for cute and refreshing on a baby.
I’m not sure where you come from but in the UK I think the name got a shot of coolness added to it when the late [name]Amy[/name] Winehouse released a single called [name]Valerie[/name].
[name]Valerie[/name] has been around since [name]Roman[/name] times in the form of the surname [name]Valerius[/name] so it has a long history of usage behind it. Maybe that’s why some people find it outdated :). The name itself fell in popularity last year (see below). The more frilly [name]Valeria[/name] was No# 94. It is also a French and Russian male name spelled [name]Valery[/name] and [name]Valeri[/name]. I think people should cast aside their first impressions of the name and reconsider. The name rolls off the tongue (can you hear the wonderful word [name]Valor[/name] in it?) and it sounds happy! It’s quite similar to [name]Mallory[/name] in sound without the bad meaning. It may be “old-fashioned” for some but I think it’s elegant in an understated way. In my opinion, [name]Valerie[/name] is definitely ready for a comeback.
Year Rank
2010 - 149 (just 2,054 girls were named [name]Valerie[/name] in the US last year)
2009 - 138
2008 - 135
2007 - 144
2006 - 128
2005 - 167
2004 - 180
2003 - 171
2002 - 156
2001 - 165
2000 - 166
My best friend’s name is [name]Valerie[/name], and honestly, it seems so awkward and stale on a teenage girl right now. We call her [name]Val[/name] about 98% of the time though, so that takes away some of that, but I always think of a woman in her 40s when I hear [name]Valerie[/name]. What about [name]Mallory[/name], or [name]Verena[/name]…?
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all this wonderful information and feedback. It seems that [name]Valerie[/name] is a name that people either love or dislike. I’m still on the fence. My husband loves the [name]Steve[/name] Winwood song “Valerie” from the 80’s. :rolleyes:
ashthedreamer - [name]Valentine[/name] is one of my guilty pleasure names. I love it!
nicole_1024 - thanks for the suggestions! I’m into name meanings and despite the lovely sound of [name]Mallory[/name], I can’t get past its negative meaning. [name]Verena[/name] is also beautiful…I will consider it. [name]How[/name] do you pronounce it?
I don’t find it exactly refreshing or stale. Not cute, but that’s not bad. It’s an old favorite from a time when I had somewhat less taste for cute.
I’m a [name]Valerie[/name] in my late 20s. I have met several Valeries over the years; most of them are French Canadians in their 20s. I go by [name]Val[/name]érie with francophones and [name]Val[/name] with anglophones. It has served me well as a name, but I never cared too much for the English pronunciation of my full name. I know of one infant [name]Val[/name]érie which I found surprising.
Best of luck.
I know two [name]Valerie[/name]'s. And neither go by [name]Val[/name], 1 is my mom who is almost 50, she hates the nickname [name]Val[/name] and as far as I know noone has ever called her that if they do she just says she rather be called [name]Valerie[/name]. The other [name]Valerie[/name] I know is 18/19 and I have never heard her called anything but [name]Valerie[/name] in the whole tome I have known her. But I like the name, when I have a child my Fiance and I have already decided the middle name will be after my mom but we didnt like how [name]Valerie[/name] sounded with our name and I started to dislike [name]Valeria[/name] after I saw most people would say it like malaria and not [name]Valerie[/name] with an a. So we combined my moms first an middle [name]Valerie[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] into Valynn which we love
An older thread that caught my eye.A name I liked growing up and sometimes wanted.
I think [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]/ [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] , [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and other names starting with V are more commonly used . I am curious it it will catch on again.