The first name Valeria
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “to be healthy”, “to be strong”.
Pronounced /vəˈlɪəɹi.ə/ 4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Valeria means “to be healthy”, “to be strong” in Latin.
Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
More names that mean strong.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 35 girls were named Valeria, making it the 983rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 39 births (#918).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Valeria with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Valeria at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,835 girls born in the United States were named Valeria, the 162nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 4,206 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Valeria in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Valeria in Italian and Spanish too.
Famous people named Valeria
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Valeria MazzaArgentine model, born 1972
- Valeria CiavattaCaptain-regent of San Marino, born 1959
- Valeria CiangottiniActress, born 1945
- Valeria de PaivaBrazilian mathematician, logician, and computer scientist, born 1959
- Valeria BertuccelliArgentine actress, born 1969
- Valeria SarmientoFilm editor, Director, Screenwriter, born 1948
- Valeria LynchArgentine singer, born 1952
- Valeria SpältyCurler, born 1983
- Valeria AyosColombian beauty pageant titleholder, born 1994
- Valeria KleinerGerman footballer, born 1991
- Archduchess Marie Valerie of AustriaAustrian archduchess (1868-1924)
- Lera KudryavtsevaActor, singer and TV personality, born 1971
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Valeria mean?
- Valeria means “to be healthy”, “to be strong” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Valeria?
- Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
- How popular is the name Valeria?
- In 2025, 35 girls born in England and Wales were named Valeria, ranking 983rd. Its peak was 2024, with 39 births.
- Is Valeria a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 80,157 US babies named Valeria since 1880 were girls.
- When was Valeria most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 4,206 babies were named Valeria, its highest rank at 73rd.
- How do you pronounce Valeria?
- Valeria is /vəˈlɪəɹi.ə/, 4 syllables.