girl's name
Valeria
va-LEH-ree-a
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 82,760
the United States
#162
2025 births
Valeria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy." It comes from valere, to be strong — the same verb behind valid, value and the farewell vale.
- Valeria is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2008, when 4,212 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,807 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Valeria over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 98 |
| 1890s | 243 |
| 1900s | 360 |
| 1910s | 1,592 |
| 1920s | 1,901 |
| 1930s | 1,182 |
| 1940s | 1,012 |
| 1950s | 1,922 |
| 1960s | 2,052 |
| 1970s | 1,344 |
| 1980s | 1,754 |
| 1990s | 7,833 |
| 2000s | 26,259 |
| 2010s | 21,411 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 11,194 |
What Valeria means
Valeria means strong, vigorous or in good health. The Latin verb covers physical strength and worth together, which is why the same root gives both valour and value.
Where Valeria comes from
Valeria is the feminine of the Roman family name Valerius, from valere, to be strong or well. The gens Valeria was one of the oldest patrician families of Rome, claiming descent from a companion of Romulus. The verb is unusually productive in English: valid, valour, value, convalesce, prevail and invalid all descend from it, as does the Latin farewell vale, meaning be well. Valerie is the French form, and the two have separate rankings in our data despite being one name.
Valeria in use
Our data shows Valeria falling, peaking in 2008, and it first appears in our records in 1881. Its American use tracks Hispanic naming closely, where it is far more common than the French Valerie — the reverse of the British pattern.
How popular is Valeria?
In 2025, Valeria was given to 1,835 babies in the United States, ranking #162 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Valeria is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Valeria is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Valéria | Valéria is a rare spelling of Valeria, written with an acute accent and recorded about 130 times, mostly in France. | 130 |
Names that peaked alongside Valeria
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Valeria also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Valeria over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Valeria
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Valeria in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Valeria
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Valeria — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Valeria
What does the name Valeria mean?
Valeria means "strong" or "healthy," from the Latin valere, to be strong.
Are Valeria and Valerie the same name?
Yes — Valerie is the French form of the same Roman family name.
What English words share the root?
Valid, value, valour, prevail, convalesce — and the Latin farewell vale, meaning be well.
How popular is the name Valeria?
In 2025, Valeria was given to 1,835 babies in the United States, ranking #162 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Valeria a girl's or a boy's name?
Valeria is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Valeria?
Valeria has 4 syllables.
When was Valeria most popular?
Valeria peaked in 2008, when 4,212 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Valeria?
Valeria is usually shortened to Val, Vale and Leria.
Is Valeria a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Valeria currently ranks #162 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.