Girl's name
Valeria
Say it vuh-LAIR-ee-uh
Latin origin to be healthy, to be strong
4 syllables
Where Valeria is loved, common and rare
Loved in Spain. Common across Catalonia, Switzerland and one more place. Rare in five German cities, Italy, Austria and ten more places.
1 in 7,042 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Catalonia 28thSwitzerland 98thItaly 145th
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Every place
In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them Catalonia (28th), Switzerland (98th) and Italy (145th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 8th 2024 | 1,792 | rank only |
| Catalonia region as Valèria | 28th 2025 | 139 | 1 in 139 |
| Switzerland | 98th 2025 | 72 | 1 in 472 |
| Italy | 145th 2024 | 169 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Austria | 146th 2025 | 42 | 1 in 851 |
| Cologne city | 150th 2023 | 8 | about 1 in 768 |
| Berlin city | 173rd 2023 | 18 | about 1 in 806 |
| Munich city | 201st 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 699 |
| Sweden | 225th 2025 | 36 | about 1 in 1,116 |
| Poland | 229th 2025 | 27 | 1 in 4,437 |
| Norway | 315th 2025 | 11 | 1 in 1,981 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Quebec province | 775th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 5,201 |
| Ontario province | 783rd 2024 | 15 | about 1 in 3,631 |
| The Netherlands | 801st 2025 | 13 | about 1 in 4,693 |
| Ireland | 885th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 7,042 |
| England and Wales | 983rd 2025 | 35 | 1 in 7,237 |
| France | 1810th 2025 | 25 | 1 in 11,472 |
| Moscow city Валерия | 17th 2025 | 790 | rank only |
| Bonn city | 145th 2025 | 4 | about 1 in 754 |
| Leipzig city | 212th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Rostock, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (Moscow); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
From the Roman family name Valerius, and the Latin valere, 'to be healthy, to be strong', comes Valeria, its feminine form. Valerie is a doublet, meaning the two names grew from the same root by different paths.
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Four syllables, said vuh-LAIR-ee-uh, with the stress on the second. Val is an easy short form. Valèria is the Catalan spelling, and Valerija, Waleria, Valeriya and Valeriia are used across central and eastern Europe.
Spain is its strongest country, where it is a top-10 name, and it is also popular in Catalonia and Switzerland. In English-speaking countries it is used lightly, mostly in Canada. It is rising in about a dozen regions and falling in only a few, and French records show it reaching its highest point so far in 2025, so an old Roman name is currently at its most popular.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- vuh-LAIR-ee-uh, 4 syllables
- Meaning
to be healthy, to be strong
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Valerie
- Waleska
- Valerija
- Waleria
- Valeriia
- Valeriya
- Valeryya
- Valērija
- Valli
Counted together here: Valèria.
Etymology
Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 12 of 19 regions, falling in 3.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1278 | 1330 | 1436 | 1218 | 1065 | 1286 | 940 | 1255 | 918 | 983 |
| Ireland | 586 | 625 | 631 | 885 | ||||||
| Ontario | 914 | 1007 | 1007 | 1037 | 938 | 760 | 607 | 566 | 783 | |
| British Columbia | 592 | |||||||||
| Quebec | 522 | 601 | 601 | 646 | 720 | 584 | 576 | 339 | 787 | 775 |
| France | 2573 | 2024 | 2516 | 1995 | 2508 | 1957 | 1957 | 1879 | 3443 | 1810 |
| The Netherlands | 1003 | 891 | 776 | 682 | 801 | |||||
| Austria | 758 | 312 | 227 | 241 | 211 | 203 | 205 | 204 | 133 | 146 |
| Switzerland | 112 | 136 | 127 | 141 | 162 | 143 | 125 | 100 | 114 | 98 |
| Berlin | 179 | 253 | 266 | 298 | 183 | 325 | 176 | 173 | ||
| Munich | 142 | 203 | 158 | 149 | 124 | 152 | 135 | 116 | 170 | 201 |
| Cologne | 192 | 143 | 171 | 332 | 160 | 170 | 318 | 150 | ||
| Bonn | 220 | 365 | 221 | 237 | 186 | 181 | 115 | 223 | 145 | |
| Leipzig | 192 | 193 | 263 | 243 | 134 | 405 | 389 | 163 | 117 | 212 |
| Rostock | 199 | 197 | 105 | 99 | ||||||
| Norway | 413 | 520 | 441 | 403 | 435 | 322 | 329 | 357 | 298 | 315 |
| Sweden | 617 | 355 | 336 | 297 | 290 | 415 | 290 | 268 | 225 | |
| Spain | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Catalonia | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
| Italy | 96 | 105 | 119 | 119 | 129 | 145 | 146 | 166 | 145 | |
| Poland | 426 | 400 | 317 | 389 | 337 | 279 | 232 | 232 | 245 | 229 |
| Moscow | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
England and Wales, 1997 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 983 | 35 | 13.8 |
| 2024 | 918 | 39 | 15.1 |
| 2023 | 1255 | 26 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 940 | 37 | 14.0 |
| 2021 | 1286 | 25 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 1065 | 31 | 11.5 |
| 2019 | 1218 | 27 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 1436 | 22 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 1330 | 25 | 8.4 |
| 2016 | 1278 | 26 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 1601 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 1562 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 2013 | 1639 | 18 | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 3285 | 7 | 2.2 |
| 2011 | 2150 | 12 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 2392 | 10 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | 2326 | 10 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | 1914 | 13 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | 2410 | 9 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | 1983 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 2682 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 2004 | 1617 | 13 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 2436 | 7 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | 2540 | 6 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 2466 | 6 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | 2746 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 3900 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 1998 | 2701 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 3174 | 4 | 1.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Valeria in France since 1925 were born in or after 1991. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2025, at 8.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Valeria per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Valeria
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Mariam and Maryam.
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 251 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria. Ends in -ia, like Valeria.
1 in 571 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Valeria.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Valeria.
Middle names for Valeria
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Valeria Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials VC
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Valeria Sophie
4-2 beats · initials VS
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Valeria Grace
4-1 beats · initials VG
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Valeria Mia
4-2 beats · initials VM
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Valeria Ruby
4-2 beats · initials VR
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Valeria Rose
4-1 beats · initials VR
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Valeria Emily
4-3 beats · initials VE · Valeria slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Valeria slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Valeria Julia
4-3 beats · initials VJ
Changes the beat after Valeria: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Valeria
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
88% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
87% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
86% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 4,690 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 1,415 in England and Wales
85% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
85% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
1 in 4,966 in England and Wales
85% alike: moves with Valeria across countries and decades.
Famous people named Valeria
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Valeria Golino, Valéria Gyenge, Valeria Mazza, Valeria Luiselli, Valeria Răcilă, Valeria Marini and Valeria Sorokina.
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Italian and French actress, director, screenwriter born 1964
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Italian model, actress and film director born 1966
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Hungarian swimmer born 1933
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Argentine model born 1972
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Mexican writer born 1983
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Romanian rower born 1957
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Italian model, showgirl and actress (born 1967)
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Russian badminton player born 1984
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Valeria
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Valeria?
Her best rank is No. 8 in Spain in 2024. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.
What does Valeria mean?
Wiktionary glosses Valeria as "to be healthy, to be strong".
How do you pronounce Valeria?
vuh-LAIR-ee-uh, with 4 syllables.
Is Valeria getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 12 of 19 regions, falling in 3.
Which sister names go with Valeria?
The deck's top five sisters for Valeria: Marina, Martina, Adriana, Helena and Carolina. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.