Recorded 1955–2008 Girls' name Peak 1969 434 births

Valecia — girls' name

434 babies named Valecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s351960s1491970s1201980s631990s452000s22
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Valecia was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

27 babies were named Valecia in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 434 babies named Valecia between 1955 and 2008, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valecia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Valecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Valecia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valecia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 434 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Valecia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

434

Since 1955

54 years of records

Peak year

1969

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1955

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2008

Valecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1955

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1969)
27
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 20081995198619791973196719611955 6

Valecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
149 births that decade — 34% of Valecia's all-time total
1950s351960s1491970s1201980s631990s452000s22

Valecia by state

Where Valecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Valecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.2%
Georgia share of Valecia's total US births 1.2%

5 of 434 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valecia?
434 babies have been named Valecia since 1955. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1969 with 27 births.
When was Valecia most popular?
Valecia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Valecia most popular?
The top states for the name Valecia are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Valecia been used?
Valecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 54 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Valecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Valerie, Valeria, Valentina, Valarie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.