Valerie may be worming its way into my long favorites list. I was surprised to see that it ranked in the US Top 200 in 2011; I hadn't expected it to be quite so popular. I prefer the "VAH-le-ree" pronunciation, though I don't object to VAL-er-ee or the French Valérie, which is quite lovely in its own right.
There's also the French masculine form of the name, Valére [
Valere], which is completely new to me. I still need to process it, but I think I'll come out liking it.
Thoughts on either of these names?