Girls' name · since 1972
Valency
11 babies named Valency in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
11 girls have been named Valency since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Valency recorded 11 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1972.
- #54,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valency ranks #54,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #54,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Valency's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Valency popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1972
- Peak year (1972)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Valency by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Valency's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Valency births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Valency by state
Where Valency concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 45.5% |
5 of 11 births nationwide.
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What to do with Valency's data
- California records the most Valencys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Valency: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1972–1972 (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 Valency 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.