Girls' name · since 1955
Valecia
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.
- #12,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 434
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valecia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 434 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valecia has been recorded 434 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2008.
- #12,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 434 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valecia ranks #12,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 434 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 434
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valecia's 434 recorded births place it above 82.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Valecia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valecia splits its recorded history at 1976: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valecia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2008
- Peak year (1969)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Valecia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (149 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Valecia's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Valecia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
149 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 149 births (34% of all-time use).
Valecia by state
Where Valecia concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 434 births nationwide.
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What to do with Valecia's data
- Valecia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Valecias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Valecia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Valecia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.