Valeria
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Valeria (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Valeria has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 23 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 208 |
| 2000 | 222 |
| 2001 | 232 |
| 2002 | 238 |
| 2003 | 242 |
| 2004 | 257 |
| 2005 | 274 |
| 2006 | 289 |
| 2007 | 308 |
| 2008 | 324 |
| 2009 | 330 |
| 2010 | 351 |
| 2011 | 371 |
| 2012 | 390 |
| 2013 | 417 |
| 2014 | 442 |
| 2015 | 453 |
| 2016 | 473 |
| 2017 | 492 |
| 2018 | 521 |
| 2019 | 568 |
| 2020 | 608 |
Valeria in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Valeria.Hi! My name is Valeria.
- Valeria ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Valeria called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Valeria i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Valeria this afternoon.
- Valerias mamma är lärare.Valeria's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Valerias mamma is Valeria's mum.
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How do you pronounce Valeria in Swedish?
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What does the name Valeria mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. Feminine form of Roman family name Valerius, from Latin valere (“to be healthy, to be strong”). Doublet of Valerie.
How popular is Valeria in Sweden?
23 babies were named Valeria in 2022. In 2020, 608 people in Sweden had Valeria as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.