Girls' name · since 1961
Valicia
251 babies named Valicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valicia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 251 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valicia has been recorded 251 times among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 2006.
- #17,575 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 251 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Valicia ranks #17,575 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,575 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Valicia's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Valicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Valicia splits its recorded history at 1976: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Valicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2006
- Peak year (1969)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
251 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 15 births in a single year.
Valicia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (84 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Valicia's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Valicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 84 births (33% of all-time use).
Valicia decade highlights
- Peak decade 84 births
- Runner-up 82 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Valicia by state
Where Valicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 251 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 2.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Valicia's data
- Valicia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Valicias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Valicia: 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 (~45 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, 1961–2006 (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 Valicia 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.
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