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Valeria

Pronounced V AH0 L IY1 R IY0 AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 2008
  • 144 years in use
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How popular is Valeria?

Valeria is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 83,024 children — the 408th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 37% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 4,436 children were given it.

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2008Girls: 4,436Boys: 6

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
V AH0 L IY1 R IY0 AH0
Stress pattern:
0100
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Valeria

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Valeria

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Valeria?
Valeria ranks 408th among girls' names in US records, with 83,024 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 19,803.
Is Valeria a unisex name?
No. Valeria is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Valeria most popular?
2008, when 4,436 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.