Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Valia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Valia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 0 boys · 85 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,092 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. 13,092 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 319 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.
Valia’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Valia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Flavia
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>99% girls
Velma
“determined protector”
>99% girls
Verona
“woman from Verona”
>99% girls
Arietta
“a short but beautiful melody”
>99% girls
Viva
“white lady” · “one who is full of life; vibrant”
>99% girls
Vincenza
“conquerer; triumphant”
>99% girls
Alida
“small and winged”
>99% girls