Valeria

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⭐ Famous Valeria

Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi

Italian and French actress, director, screenwriter

Choose Valeria and your child shares a first name with Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, an Italian and French actress, director, screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Valeria, like who?” Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 876 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Valeria, 1,835 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Valeria would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryValeria first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2009, when it reached #72.
• 📍Where it's lovedValeria is most popular in California, where it ranks #68, followed by Florida (#81) and New Mexico (#82). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Valeria means “strong, healthy”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Valeria

Valeria is a girl name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “strong, healthy”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-ria”. US birth records list Valeria for girls from 1881 to 2025, in 145 of those 145 years. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked #72 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #162, with 1,835 babies.

Origin:Italian namesLatin names