Valeriya
Latin in origin, with the sense "strong, healthy". In Poland it turns up in its Russian and Ukrainian spelling rather than the homegrown Waleria, and it stays rare: fewer than 500 women carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Valeriya Pronunciation
What Valeriya means
Where Valeriya comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Valeriya reaches back to Latin. The Roman family name Valerius grew from the verb valere, which meant to be strong or to be in good health. So the meaning is old and plain: strong, healthy. A girl called Valeriya wears that Roman word without knowing it.
The spelling with a y came to Poland through Russian and Ukrainian, where Valeriya has long been a common girl's name. Polish keeps its own form, Waleria, alongside a male version, Walery. Shorten any of them at home and you arrive at Wala.
The Roman thread survives in the calendar. Several early martyrs named Valeria appear in old church records, so the name has its imieniny. Open a class register in a Polish school and you may find a Waleria toward the end of the list, since her name starts with a W. The Latin root holds: strong, healthy.
How many people are named Valeriya
1 in 47262 women in Poland is named Valeriya. 477 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1349 among female names.
Valeriya's popularity over time
3 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1384 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024. Still the #1349 name among living women, even as it slips to #1384 among newborns.
Where Valeriya is most popular
Valeriya is most popular in Greater Poland, 904% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Greater Poland2 girls born+904%