Valeria
Valeria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".
Meaning & Origin of Valeria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valeria is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".
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The Story of Valeria
American parents first put Valeria on the record books as a baby girl name in 1881, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 4,206 Valerias were born — ranking #73 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Valerias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #156 among baby girl names with 1,907 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 82K Valerias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Valeria
Valeria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 82K births in the dataset. Valeria's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #72. Use the chart and map above to compare Valeria's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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