Girls' name · since 1919
Valencia
Valencia has 12,198 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,725 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,198
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valencia currently ranks #1725 among girls' names in America, with 12,198 babies recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Valencia recorded 12,198 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #1725 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,725 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,198 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valencia ranks #1,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,725 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,198 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,725 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,198
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valencia's 12,198 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Valencia compares
12,198 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Valencia's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Valencia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,198 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 261 | 21 | 19,840 |
Valencia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Valencia's full recorded timeline at 1975, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 261 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Valencia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Valencia popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1988 (Valencia as boys' name)
Valencia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,069 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Valencia's strongest decade.
2,069 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Valencia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 128
1920s
128 births
- 1930s 97
1930s
97 births
- 1940s 126
1940s
126 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,040 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,069 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,743 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,922 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,751 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,180 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,140 births
- 2020s
2020s
997 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,069 births (17% of all-time use).
How Valencia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Valencia's total volume
Valencia by state
Where Valencia concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,223 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 955 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 847 | 6.9% |
| #4 | California | | 785 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 657 | 5.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 637 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 562 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 449 | 3.7% |
1,223 of 12,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Valencia appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Valencia's data
- Valencia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (2,069 total births) through the 2020s (997) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Valencias (1,223 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Valencia
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Valencia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valencia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Valencia 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.