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Valera

/vəˈlɛɹə/ · 100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Valera has been given to about 1,063 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/vəˈlɛɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 366
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Valera per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1919 · 38
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,063

How popular is Valera?

Its best year was 1919, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 1241st. The typical living American called Valera is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Valera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Valeria0.80
  2. Tamera0.75
  3. Allegra0.73
  4. Valery0.72
  5. Vera0.70
  6. Alora0.70
  7. Vanessa0.67
  8. Vanesa0.69

Middle names for Valera

Ranked by flow score
  1. Valera Rose0.85
  2. Valera Louise0.85
  3. Valera June0.84
  4. Valera Pearl0.84
  5. Valera Quinn0.84
  6. Valera Nell0.84

Sibling names for Valera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.77
  2. Cleoeither · 0.77
  3. Luellasister · 0.77
  4. Ilasister · 0.76
  5. Archiebrother · 0.71
  6. Hughbrother · 0.71

Where Valera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Valera White0.80
    2. Valera Reyes0.80
    3. Valera Nguyen0.80
    4. Valera Moore0.80
    5. Valera Lee0.80
    6. Valera Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Valera

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.