Girls' name · since 1959
Velencia
Velencia has 135 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Velencia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 135 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velencia has been recorded 135 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2002.
- #23,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Velencia ranks #23,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Velencia's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Velencia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Velencia's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Velencia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2002
- Peak year (1988)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Velencia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (50 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Velencia's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Velencia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 50 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Velencia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Velencia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1959–2002 (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 Velencia 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.