Valeska
Valeska or Valeška may refer to the following people:
- German
Meaning & Origin of Valeska
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Valeska or Valeška may refer to the following people:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Valeska
The earliest SSA record of Valeska as a baby girl name dates back to 1893, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Valeska — #5,601 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Valeska on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Valeska ranks #5,504 for baby girls with 23 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). All told, over 819 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Valeska
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Valeska. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Valeska
Phonetically similar names — useful when Valeska is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Velasco
- Velazco
- Walesa
- Wolski
- Velika
- Velasquez
- Velazquez
- Valsa
- Valise
- Vallejo
- Volga
- Mollusca
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Valeska
Valeska is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 819 births in the dataset. Valeska's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,437. Use the chart and map above to compare Valeska'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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