Valerija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- vah-LEH-ree-yah
- Origin
- Latin
Valerija is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “strong, healthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Valerija mean?
Latin: Baltic and Slovene form of Valeria
“strong, healthy”
Form of Valeria used in Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia, from the Roman family name Valerius, which comes from Latin valere, 'to be strong'.
Is Valerija a girl's or a boy's name?
Valerija is a girls' name.
How popular is Valerija in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Valerija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Valerija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
Names like Valerija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Amelia, Olivia, Emilia, Annabelle, Gabriella, Isla, Aisha, Liliana, Eliza, Martha, Matilda
More Latin names
Oliver, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Valerija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/valerija, updated 20 October 2026.