Given name
Valeska
“a glorious ruler”
Valeska is used as a given name. One Slavic interpretation is “a glorious ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Slavic interpretation is “a glorious ruler.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valeska through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 790
- 0 boys · 790 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,899 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,899 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 880 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Valeska’s family of names
Valeska has a related form in Valisha. In French usage, Valeska has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Valesca. Valeska has a related form in Valesca.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Valeshiavariant
- Valishavariant
- Valleskalikely variant
- Valesskalikely variant
- Valdislavavariant
- Valeshkavariant
- Valescavariant · Portuguese
- Valezkavariant
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People named Valeska
- Valeska SurattAmerican actress (1882-1962)
- Valeska GertGerman dancer, cabaret artist, actress (1892-1978)
- Valeska GrisebachGerman film director (born 1968)
- Valeska MenezesBrazilian former volleyball playerborn 1976
- Valeska RöverGerman painter1849–1931
- Valeska StockGerman actress (1887–1966)
- Valeska SaabEcuadorian beauty queen, politician and charity workerborn 1984
- Valeska SoaresBrazilian artist (born 1957)
- Valeska Gräfin Bethusy-HucGerman writer (1849–1926)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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