Meaning of the nameValesca
- Female
- Va-les-ca
Valesca is a female name of uncertain origin, pronounced like Valeska, which Behind the Name gives as a German diminutive of Valéria.
Meaning
The meaning of Valesca is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 9,742
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,753
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,407
- people
Valesca in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valesca, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (3,084 people).
9,691 women 51 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Valesca is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valesca in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.012%
- Paraíba 0.010%
- Ceará 0.010%
- Sergipe 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,877 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 1,073 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 954 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 852 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 753 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 475 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 425 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 394 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 312 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 311 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 270 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 262 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 261 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 212 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 204 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 198 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 190 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 140 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 131 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 131 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 99 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valesca
Valeska, with a K, is listed by Behind the Name as a German diminutive of Valéria, the feminine form of Valério; Valerius was the name of a Roman patrician family, derived from the Latin verb valeo, 'to be strong'. The origin of the spelling Valesca, with a C, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,742 people named Valesca, with a median age of 28. Both spellings are almost always female and became frequent among women born from the 1970s onward, peaking in the 1990s; proportionally, Valesca is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
The spelling with a C and the most common in the group; it sounds the same as Valeska.
Other spellings of Valesca
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Valesca | 9,742 |
| Valeska | 5,669 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Valeska · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Valerius · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Valesca
What does the name Valesca mean?
The meaning of Valesca is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Valesca in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,742 people with the first name Valesca, which ranks it number 1,753 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Valesca a boy's or a girl's name?
Valesca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,691 women and 51 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valesca most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.012% of the state's population is named Valesca (1,877 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Valesca?
Valeska. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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