Valencia
Valencia was the 1731st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 633rd; the most babies were born in 1970 (261). Over the last ten years it has moved up 204 places. More babies were named Valencia in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,731 girls, down 292 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,209babies recorded
Valencia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,731 | 118 |
| 2020 | #1,439 | 152 |
| 2010 | #1,990 | 101 |
| 2000 | #1,455 | 127 |
| 1990 | #816 | 242 |
| 1980 | #908 | 167 |
| 1970 | #633 | 261 |
| 1960 | #801 | 167 |
| 1950 | #1,349 | 47 |
| 1940 | #2,722 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,098 | 17 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Valencia, counting every spelling?
Valencia has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,555 for girls in 2025, against #1,731 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Valencia?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Valencia (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Valencia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Valencia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Valencia?
About 11,200 people born in the US named Valencia are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 23 and 56. That makes Valencia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Valencia by state
How common Valencia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.3×), Colorado (1.7×), Texas (1.7×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Valencia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Valencia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Valencia
How popular is the name Valencia?
Valencia was the 1731st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 633rd; the most babies were born in 1970 (261). Over the last ten years it has moved up 204 places. More babies were named Valencia in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Valencia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Valencia in the US.
Where is Valencia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Valencia was most common in Massachusetts (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Texas.