Recorded 1959–2002 Girls' name Peak 1988 135 births

Velencia — girls' name

135 babies named Velencia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Velencia was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Velencia in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Velencia

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Velencia between 1959 and 2002, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Velencia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Velencia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Velencia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Velencia 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 135 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.

Velencia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

135

Since 1959

44 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1959

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2002

Velencia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1959

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 20021998199119881985197719661959 8

Velencia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 37% of Velencia's all-time total
1950s81960s111970s201980s501990s282000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Velencia?
135 babies have been named Velencia since 1959. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Velencia most popular?
Velencia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Velencia been used?
Velencia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 44 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Velencia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Velma, Velda, Velva, Velvet, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1959–2002 (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.