Valeriya
Alla Yurievna Perfilova, known by her stage name Valeriya, is a Russian singer and fashion model. A recipient of the titles People's Artist of Russia (2013) and People's Artist of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (2016), she has also won numerous awards, including Golden Gramophone (thirteen), Pesnya goda (thirteen), Muz-TV, and MTV Russia Music Awards.
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
Meaning & Origin of Valeriya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alla Yurievna Perfilova, known by her stage name Valeriya, is a Russian singer and fashion model. A recipient of the titles People's Artist of Russia (2013) and People's Artist of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (2016), she has also won numerous awards, including Golden Gramophone (thirteen), Pesnya goda (thirteen), Muz-TV, and MTV Russia Music Awards.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
The Story of Valeriya
American parents first put Valeriya on the record books as a baby girl name in 2003, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 9 Valeriyas were born — ranking #11,255 that year. About 38% of every Valeriya on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Valeriya last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Valeriya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Valeriya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Valeriya most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Ukraine49%
- Russia23%
- BY13%
- KZ10%
- Bulgaria4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Valeriya
Phonetically similar names — useful when Valeriya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Valeriya
Valeriya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 45 births in the dataset. Valeriya's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #11,255. Use the chart and map above to compare Valeriya'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.