girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Valeria

Meaning to be healthy, to be strong Gender Girl Rank 2025 #162 Trend → Stable

Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”).

Rank 2025
#162
among girls · unchanged vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,835
named Valeria · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 876
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
4,212 babies
All-time total
80,157
#440 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Valeria popularity over time

80,157 babies have been named Valeria since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 98 – 98 10 – #606
1890s 243 – 243 24 +148% #479
1900s 360 – 360 36 +48% #518
1910s 1,592 – 1,592 159 +342% #415
1920s 1,901 – 1,901 190 +19% #441
1930s 1,182 – 1,182 118 -38% #567
1940s 1,012 – 1,012 101 -14% #656
1950s 1,922 – 1,922 192 +90% #640
1960s 2,052 – 2,052 205 +7% #611
1970s 1,344 – 1,344 134 -35% #798
1980s 1,749 5 1,754 175 +31% #764
1990s 7,795 38 7,833 783 +347% #290
2000s 26,216 43 26,259 2,626 +235% #72
2010s 21,392 19 21,411 2,141 -18% #96
2020s (to 2025) 11,194 – 11,194 1,866 -13% #146

Where Valeria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,833 1.14 #163
2027 1,831 1.14 #164
2028 1,830 1.14 #164
2029 1,828 1.14 #165
2030 1,827 1.14 #166

Where Valeria is most popular

Girls named Valeria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.16 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, California, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Valeria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 133 2.86 +148%
California 2,061 2.45 +112%
Florida 999 2.33 +102%
Texas 1,717 2.13 +85%
New Mexico 49 2.01 +74%
Oregon 125 1.92 +66%
Illinois 423 1.85 +60%
Arizona 258 1.84 +59%
District of Columbia 21 1.77 +53%
Colorado 178 1.59 +38%
Washington 230 1.59 +38%
Nebraska 57 1.59 +37%
Maryland 153 1.44 +25%
North Carolina 311 1.37 +18%
Oklahoma 98 1.33 +15%
Idaho 40 1.20 ≈ national
Georgia 271 1.19 ≈ national
South Carolina 107 1.19 ≈ national
Arkansas 62 1.17 ≈ national
Kansas 64 1.11 ≈ national
New Jersey 194 1.07 -7%
Virginia 172 1.01 -13%
Utah 79 0.949 -18%
Iowa 54 0.924 -20%
New York 361 0.912 -21%
Tennessee 140 0.884 -24%
Indiana 124 0.883 -24%
Alabama 82 0.873 -24%
Kentucky 71 0.830 -28%
Rhode Island 10 0.799 -31%
Connecticut 44 0.756 -35%
Massachusetts 83 0.686 -41%
Minnesota 68 0.630 -45%
Wisconsin 64 0.621 -46%
Louisiana 50 0.571 -51%
Missouri 59 0.490 -58%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -62%
Mississippi 20 0.428 -63%
Michigan 77 0.423 -63%
Pennsylvania 99 0.419 -64%
Ohio 88 0.371 -68%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Valeria

Valeria is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #162 in 2025 with 1,835 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 80,157 American babies have been named Valeria. Its peak came in 2008, when 4,212 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valeria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valeria?

The median living Valeria is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 23. An estimated 74 thousand people named Valeria are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valeria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,835 #162 – –
2024 1,866 #162 – –
2023 1,866 #154 – –
2022 1,997 #146 – –
2021 1,814 #158 – –
2020 1,816 #150 – –
2019 1,989 #142 – –
2018 1,990 #141 – –
2017 1,890 #157 – –
2016 2,038 #153 – –
2015 1,977 #162 – –
2014 1,892 #175 – –
2013 1,816 #176 – –
2012 2,144 #149 7 #10,689
2011 2,540 #125 6 #12,191
2010 3,116 #96 6 #12,119
2009 4,091 #72 5 #14,374
2008 4,206 #73 6 #12,458
2007 3,413 #98 9 #8,872
2006 3,731 #91 6 #11,971
2005 2,430 #137 6 #11,390
2004 1,959 #174 6 #11,273
2003 1,736 #185 5 #12,665
2002 1,638 #197 – –
2001 1,589 #203 – –
2000 1,423 #222 – –
1995 865 #318 5 #10,258
1990 312 #685 5 #9,422
1985 224 #764 – –
1980 100 #1,285 – –
1975 157 #858 – –
1970 176 #798 – –
1965 212 #676 – –
1960 177 #767 – –
1955 208 #645 – –
1950 174 #649 – –
1945 57 #1,030 – –
1940 95 #717 – –
1935 123 #586 – –
1930 137 #590 – –
1925 167 #558 – –
1920 234 #441 – –
1915 173 #468 – –
1910 60 #533 – –
1905 44 #518 – –
1900 33 #623 – –
1895 29 #563 – –
1890 16 #690 – –
1885 13 #627 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Valeria

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Valeria Golino Valeria Golino Italian model, actress and film director (born 1965) Contemporary
  2. 2 Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director b. 1964 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Valeria Mazza Valeria Mazza Argentine model and businesswoman (born 1972) Contemporary
  4. 4 Valeria Maximilla Valeria Maximilla Roman empress from 306 to 312 280–312 · Antiquity
  5. 5 Valeria Sorokina Valeria Sorokina Russian badminton player (born 1984) Contemporary
  6. 6 Valeria Straneo Valeria Straneo Italian long-distance runner (born 1976) Contemporary
  7. 7 Valeria Răcilă Valeria Răcilă Romanian rower b. 1957 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valeria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valeria?

The median living Valeria is about 17 years old. Half of all living Valerias are between 9 and 23 years old.

How many people named Valeria are alive today?

An estimated 74 thousand people named Valeria are alive in the United States, based on 80,157 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Valeria mean?

Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”).

How popular is the name Valeria in 2025?

Valeria ranked #162 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,835 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valeria?

80,157 babies have been named Valeria in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valeria most popular?

Valeria peaked in 2008, when 4,212 newborns received the name.

Is Valeria a boy or girl name?

Valeria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valeria rising or falling?

Valeria has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Valeria become more popular?

Valeria looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,827 girls named Valeria in 2030, ranking around #166. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Valeria?

Well-known people named Valeria include Valeria Golino (actor), Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (actor), Valeria Mazza (model).

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