Given name & surname
Valera
“strong and valiant”
Valera is a variant of Valerie. In Latin use, Valerie carries the interpretation “strong and valiant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Valera is a variant of Valerie. In Latin use, Valerie carries the interpretation “strong and valiant.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,063
- 0 boys · 1,063 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,091 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,091 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 612 as a first name in 2020; 4,190 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.
Valera’s family of names
Valera has a related form in Valerie. In Greek usage, Valera as a surname is a transliteration of Βαλέρα. In Greek usage, Valera as a surname is a transliteration of Βαλερά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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