Valerijan is a male name, in Croatia principally Croatian, but also Italian, Albanian and Serbian. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about thirty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Valerijan in Croatia
The name Valerijan was the most popular from years 1921 to 1940, when about 28% of the persons bearing this name were born. The peak year was 1921.
Prevalence
Name Valerijan is relatively more common in the north of the country. Most of the persons named Valerijan live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Koprivnica (less than ten), Dugo Selo (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.
