Valerio comes from the Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning Powerful, Strong.
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How popular is Valerio?
2024peak year
Valerio first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1920. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 28 babies received the name (ranked #3966). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7718), with roughly 14 babies named Valerio each year. Valerio has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 484 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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