US rank #1267 Girls' name Peak 1970 12,077 births

Valencia — #1267 US girls' name

12,077 babies named Valencia in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s1281930s971940s1261950s10411960s20681970s17431980s19221990s17502000s11802010s11392020s878
#1267
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Valencia was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

261 babies were named Valencia in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Valencia

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,077 babies named Valencia between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Valencia currently holds the #1267 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 261 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Valencia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 2,068 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Valencia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,202 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Valencia in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Valencia 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 12,077 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.

Valencia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,077

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

1970

261 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#1,267

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Valencia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
261
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
-1000100200300 202420111998198519721959194619311919 5

Valencia popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1988 (Valencia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19891988 5

Valencia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
2,068 births that decade — 17% of Valencia's all-time total
1910s51920s1281930s971940s1261950s10411960s20681970s17431980s19221990s17502000s11802010s11392020s878

Valencia by state

Where Valencia concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Valencia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,202 10.0%
#2 Georgia
955 7.9%
#3 Florida
837 6.9%
#4 California
774 6.4%
#5 Illinois
657 5.4%
#6 New York
629 5.2%
#7 Alabama
562 4.7%
#8 Louisiana
449 3.7%
Texas share of Valencia's total US births 10.0%
Even split

1,202 of 12,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Valencia appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Valencia?
12,077 babies have been named Valencia since 1919. It currently ranks #1267 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 261 births.
When was Valencia most popular?
Valencia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,068 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Valencia most popular?
The top states for the name Valencia are Texas (1,202 births), Georgia (955 births), Florida (837 births).
How long has the name Valencia been used?
Valencia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Valencia?
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, 1919–2024 (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.