Given name & surname
Valena
“one who is vigorous and healthy”
Valena is a variant of Valene. In Latin use, Valene carries the interpretation “one who is vigorous and healthy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valena is a variant of Valene. In Latin use, Valene carries the interpretation “one who is vigorous and healthy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valena connects to the Valentina name family through Valene. An origin associated with Valentina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 684
- 0 boys · 684 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,898 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +96%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,898 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 445 as a first name in 2020; 114 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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