Strong, healthy, or glorious ruler
Valeska is a Slavic diminutive of Valeria or Alexandra, often used as a standalone name in Germany and Eastern Europe. It combines the Latin roots for strength and health with the Slavic suffix '-ska'. It carries an air of sophisticated European mystery.
Less common today
Valeska isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,600 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
German dancer and pioneering performance artist
American silent film actress and vaudeville star
Award-winning German film director
German journalist and novelist
