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Baby Names: Valeria – Babble

Valeria

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Baby Names:

Valeria

Meaning: strong, healthy

Origin: Latin

Related names: Val

Valeria and Valerie both come from the Latin boy’s name Valerius – “strong, healthy,” both great meanings to stick into a name – but Valerie was historically the more popular name. Then in 2004, Valeria took over: Still-popular Valerie stayed in the 100s while Valeria kept climbing, hitting #72 to Valerie’s #138 in 2009. (Parents love ‘-a’ endings today.) Both come standard with cute nickname “Val.”

By The Numbers

U.S. Rank by Year

2000: 222

2004: 174

2008: 73

Rank of Similar Names in 2008

Valerie 135

Valery 889

Victoria 27

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  1. says:

    What a pretty name! I’ve never heard it before.

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