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Valeria

/vəˈliɹiə/ · 100% girls · #162 in the US for girls, 2025

Valeria has been given to about 80,157 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/vəˈliɹiə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 74,291
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Valeria per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 4,212
  • Born in 20251,835
  • All time80,157
  • England & Wales, 2025#986 · 35

How popular is Valeria?

Valeria ranks 162nd among American girls in 2025, with 1,835 born that year. Its best year was 2008, when 4,212 babies were given the name, ranking 73rd. The typical living American called Valeria is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Valeria

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Valencia0.81
  2. Alecia0.79
  3. Alesia0.79
  4. Valerie0.76
  5. Alessia0.76
  6. Felecia0.72
  7. Alexia0.71
  8. Valentina0.69

Middle names for Valeria

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

Sibling names for Valeria

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Graciesister · 0.97
  2. Cadenbrother · 0.97
  3. Kadenbrother · 0.97
  4. Ryleesister · 0.97
  5. Julianasister · 0.97
  6. Reeseeither · 0.97

Where Valeria is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.13%
  2. California0.12%
  3. Oregon0.11%
  4. Florida0.11%
  5. Nevada0.10%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Valeria across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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