Valerij is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Valerij Popov, Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1999. Popov won the championship Valerij Zhuravliov, Soviet/Latvian chess master Valerij Verhušin, Macedonian wrestler
See also Valērijs (given name)
Valer (disambiguation)