Names That Mean Strong Or Brave
Names whose recorded root means strong, powerful, brave or bold — the Latin valēre names (Valeria, Valentine), Slavic vladi- rulers and Germanic battle-compounds.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” | 1,505#234 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 1946 | ||
rǫgn + valdr — “advice + power” | 438#638 | Down 79 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
gaiʀ + wald — “spear + might, power” via Gerald | 262#907 | Down 306 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
ʾêṯān — “firmness, strong, or long-lived” | 7,852#24 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
milde + þrȳþ — “mild + strength” | 98#1,973 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
gaiʀ + wald — “spear + might, power” | 168#1,206 | Down 251 rank positions in five years | 1942 | ||
gaḇrīʾḗl — “God is my strong man” | 6,569#37 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
æþele + þrȳþ — “noble + strength” | 2,919#86 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
valere — “to be healthy, to be strong” via Valeria | 2,221#127 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 248#949 | Down 252 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
gaiʀ + wald — “spear + might, power” via Gerald | 73#2,447 | Down 495 rank positions in five years | 1930 | ||
wīg + heard — “war + hard, brave” | 6,480#38 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
rǫgn + valdr — “advice + power” via Ronald | 204#1,067 | Steady | 1947 | ||
gaizaz + þrūþiz — “spear + strength” | 17#6,631 | Down 2,340 rank positions in five years | 1917 | ||
gaḇrīʾḗl — “God is my strong man” via Gabriel | 459#633 | Down 275 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
arô + waldą — “eagle + power” | 120#1,477 | Up 267 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 40#3,076 | Down 619 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
valere — “to be healthy, to be strong” | 1,835#162 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
wil + heard — “will + brave, strong” | 47#2,759 | Up 44 rank positions in five years | 1915 | ||
erkn + balþ — “pure, holy, genuine, precious + strong, bold” via Archibald | 1,129#301 | Up 167 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
milde + þrȳþ — “mild + strength” via Mildred | 3,353#73 | Up 117 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
kōnī + rād — “bold, brave + counsel” | 770#417 | Up 134 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
rǫgn + valdr — “advice + power” via Ronald | 24#4,360 | Down 885 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | —Unranked | — | 1934 | ||
gaizaz + þrūþiz — “spear + strength” via Gertrude | 25#5,224 | Up 837 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 13#6,724 | Down 1,901 rank positions in five years | 1954 | ||
rǫgn + valdr — “advice + power” via Ronald | 34#3,433 | Down 824 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
gaiʀ + wald — “spear + might, power” via Gerald | 8#9,182 | Down 3,860 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
valentia — “power, vigour” | 118#1,731 | Down 292 rank positions in five years | 1970 | ||
amalą + swinþaz — “hard work + strong” | 103#1,900 | Up 42 rank positions in five years | 1927 | ||
ælf + þrȳþ — “elf + strength” via Elfreda | —Unranked | — | 1958 | ||
valere — “to be healthy, to be strong” via Valeria | 366#744 | Up 161 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
gaizaz + þrūþiz — “spear + strength” via Gertrude | —Unranked | — | 1918 | ||
gaiʀ + wald — “spear + might, power” via Gerald | —Unranked | — | 1958 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 85#1,861 | Up 114 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
vālens + -īnus — “strong, healthy + -ine” | 89#1,807 | Up 736 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
vladĭ — “power” | 87#1,836 | Down 365 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
gaillard — “strong” | —Unranked | — | 1931 | ||
hardi — “hardy, daring, stout, bold” | 54#2,496 | Up 542 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
weald + þēof — “power + thief” | 6#11,902 | Up 27 rank positions in five years | 1915 | ||
ḥasan — “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong” | 184#1,147 | Up 153 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | —Unranked | — | 1947 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 28#4,852 | Down 612 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
æþele + þrȳþ — “noble + strength” via Audrey | 31#3,585 | Down 1,191 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
ōs + weald — “god, deity + power” | 67#2,161 | Up 853 rank positions in five years | 1916 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 27#4,016 | Down 621 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
rīks + harduz — “king, ruler + hard, brave” via Richard | 28#3,925 | Down 528 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
gaḇrīʾḗl — “God is my strong man” via Gabriel | 22#4,590 | Down 1,994 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
liut + bald — “people + bold” | 76#2,001 | Down 557 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
erkn + balþ — “pure, holy, genuine, precious + strong, bold” | 184#1,145 | Up 512 rank positions in five years | 2025 |
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Every name here has a documented root whose literal meaning matches this theme. Each name’s subtitle gives its documented root and meaning. Where it says "via", the name is a recorded form of another name (Maggie of Margaret) and the meaning is the base name's. Roots are extracted from etymologies on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ranks come from official birth card-application data; "—" means fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, a genuinely rare pick rather than an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.