Valerian is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Valerian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,526 for boy births in the United States (and #9,626 across all names), given to 23 babies. Valerian first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2018 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,526 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,165 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,864 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,424 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,542 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,266 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,386 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,343 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,131 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,375 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,113 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #7,248 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,269 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,404 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,486 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,332 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,776 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #4,221 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,751 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,872 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | — | #2,722 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #3,118 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,468 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #3,092 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,318 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,160 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,526 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,619 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,926 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,362 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,628 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #3,084 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,771 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,964 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | — | #2,638 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | — | #2,025 |
| 1925 | 15 | — | — | #2,181 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,627 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,474 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,845 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,949 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | — | #3,374 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | — | #1,821 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #4,551 | #3,525 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #3,054 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,895 |