Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1970

Valencia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,731 Trend ↑ Rising 11%
Rank 2025
#1,731
among girls · ↓462 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
118
named Valencia · -36% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,621
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
261 babies
All-time total
12,209
#1,477 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Valencia popularity over time

12,209 babies have been named Valencia since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #5,496
1920s 128 – 128 13 +2460% #934
1930s 97 – 97 10 -24% #1,936
1940s 126 – 126 13 +30% #1,877
1950s 1,040 – 1,040 104 +725% #730
1960s 2,069 – 2,069 207 +99% #633
1970s 1,743 – 1,743 174 -16% #633
1980s 1,922 11 1,933 193 +11% #697
1990s 1,751 – 1,751 175 -9% #816
2000s 1,180 – 1,180 118 -33% #1,455
2010s 1,140 – 1,140 114 -3% #1,314
2020s (to 2025) 997 – 997 166 +46% #1,214

Where Valencia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 120 0.07 outside top 500
2027 121 0.08 outside top 500
2028 122 0.08 outside top 500
2029 123 0.08 outside top 500
2030 124 0.08 outside top 500

Where Valencia is most popular

Girls named Valencia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Valencia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 29 0.240 +130%
Colorado 20 0.179 +72%
Texas 142 0.177 +70%
New Jersey 29 0.161 +54%
Pennsylvania 36 0.152 +46%
Michigan 24 0.132 +27%
Ohio 31 0.131 +25%
New York 50 0.126 +21%
Florida 54 0.126 +21%
Illinois 25 0.109 +5%
Washington 11 0.076 -27%
Georgia 17 0.075 -28%
California 55 0.065 -37%
Utah 5 0.060 -42%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -44%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -47%
Virginia 9 0.053 -49%
Maryland 5 0.047 -55%
Indiana 6 0.043 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Valencia

Valencia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,731 in 2025 with 118 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 12,209 American babies have been named Valencia. Its peak came in 1970, when 261 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Valencia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Valencia?

The median living Valencia is about 39 years old; half are between 22 and 56. An estimated 11 thousand people named Valencia are alive in the United States today.

median 39 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Valencia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 118 #1,731 – –
2024 184 #1,269 – –
2023 180 #1,276 – –
2022 200 #1,214 – –
2021 163 #1,363 – –
2020 152 #1,439 – –
2019 175 #1,314 – –
2018 122 #1,708 – –
2017 129 #1,676 – –
2016 114 #1,827 – –
2015 105 #1,935 – –
2014 95 #2,070 – –
2013 91 #2,105 – –
2012 92 #2,093 – –
2011 116 #1,771 – –
2010 101 #1,990 – –
2009 108 #1,946 – –
2008 113 #1,889 – –
2007 116 #1,836 – –
2006 126 #1,680 – –
2005 107 #1,836 – –
2004 106 #1,810 – –
2003 121 #1,604 – –
2002 126 #1,509 – –
2001 130 #1,457 – –
2000 127 #1,455 – –
1995 138 #1,245 – –
1990 242 #816 – –
1985 251 #697 – –
1980 167 #908 – –
1975 146 #903 – –
1970 261 #633 – –
1965 229 #648 – –
1960 167 #801 – –
1955 99 #1,009 – –
1950 47 #1,349 – –
1945 8 #3,661 – –
1940 11 #2,722 – –
1935 13 #2,426 – –
1930 17 #2,098 – –
1925 5 #5,709 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Valencia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Valencia?

The median living Valencia is about 39 years old. Half of all living Valencias are between 22 and 56 years old.

How many people named Valencia are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Valencia are alive in the United States, based on 12,209 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Valencia in 2025?

Valencia ranked #1,731 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 118 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Valencia?

12,209 babies have been named Valencia in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Valencia most popular?

Valencia peaked in 1970, when 261 newborns received the name.

Is Valencia a boy or girl name?

Valencia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Valencia rising or falling?

Valencia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Valencia become more popular?

Valencia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 124 girls named Valencia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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