Valeriano
A masculine name of Latin origin meaning "strong and healthy".
Name Census estimates that about 91 living Americans carry the first name Valeriano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Valeriano today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Valeriano births was 1928 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Valeriano. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Valeriano. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
91
~ 1 in 3,766,531 Americans
Peak year
1928
8 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,214
Tracked since 1928
Popularity
Valeriano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Valeriano from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 26 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Valeriano by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Valeriano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Valerianos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Valeriano
The name Valeriano is of Latin origin, derived from the Roman family name Valerius, which itself comes from the Latin word "valere" meaning "to be strong" or "to be well." The name has its roots in ancient Rome and can be traced back to the Republican era.
One of the earliest documented instances of the name Valeriano can be found in the writings of the ancient Roman historian Tacitus, who mentions a Valerianus as a prominent Roman senator in the 1st century AD. In the 3rd century AD, there was also a Roman emperor named Publius Licinius Valerianus, who ruled from 253 to 260 AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Valeriano was particularly popular in Italy, where it was often associated with the cult of Saint Valerian, a 3rd-century Roman martyr. In the 12th century, a notable figure named Valeriano da Bergamo, an Italian philosopher and theologian, lived and wrote extensively on scholastic philosophy.
In the Renaissance period, Valeriano Bolzani (1495-1568), an Italian humanist and scholar, was known for his work on ancient Roman coinage and inscriptions. Another notable bearer of the name was Valeriano Calzolari (1524-1593), an Italian botanist and naturalist who contributed significantly to the study of plant life in the 16th century.
In more recent history, Valeriano Weyler (1838-1930) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of Cuba during the Cuban War of Independence in the late 19th century. Valeriano Orobón Fernández (1881-1936) was a prominent Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the President of the Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
People
Valeriano + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Valeriano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valeriano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 91 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Valeriano going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,766,531 US residents.
Is Valeriano a common name?
We classify Valeriano as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 121 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Valeriano most popular?
The single biggest year for Valeriano was 1928, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Valeriano is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Valeriano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Valeriano in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.