Valencia

#1,721 for girls in 2025, 118 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 261 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,198
since 1919

Valencia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Valencia has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #633, 1970girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,721118—
2024#1,264184—
2023#1,273180—
2022#1,206200—
2021#1,354163—
2020#1,432152—
2019#1,307175—
2018#1,692122—
2017#1,665129—
2016#1,815114—
2015#1,919105—
2014#2,04995—
2013#2,09691—
2012#2,07892—
2011#1,758116—
2010#1,978101—
2009#1,934108—
2008#1,880113—
2007#1,829116—
2006#1,672126—
2005#1,819107—
2004#1,795106—
2003#1,590121—
2002#1,500126—
2001#1,444130—
2000#1,447127—
1999#1,309138—
1998#1,359128—
1997#1,206149—
1996#1,269137—
1995#1,235138—
1994#965192—
1993#999185—
1992#910215—
1991#874227—
1990#814242—
1989#861216#6,9416
1988#834216#7,2705
1987#842207—
1986#802209—
1985#696251—
1984#851180—
1983#848180—
1982#985150—
1981#998146—
1980#902167—
1979#942156—
1978#981141—
1977#987138—
1976#885149—
1975#899146—
1974#834158—
1973#727194—
1972#751186—
1971#713214—
1970#633261—
1969#633244—
1968#720184—
1967#650217—
1966#657215—
1965#647229—
1964#698219—
1963#687216—
1962#739194—
1961#774184—
1960#796167—
1959#768176—
1958#730183—
1957#838147—
1956#811150—
1955#1,00499—
1954#1,08682—
1953#1,24161—
1952#1,38649—
1951#1,38346—
1950#1,33347—
1949#1,84527—
1948#2,25519—
1947#2,20020—
1946#3,21710—
1945#3,3888—
1944#3,6877—
1943#3,2499—
1942#4,1246—
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five girls were named Valencia! It came in at #4,814, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Valencia is popular in 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #705 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,079 girlsMNIllinois: #1,119 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,585 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,183 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,755 girlsMINew York: #1,818 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,147 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,208 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 24,747 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedARTennessee: #748 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,004 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #518 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedMSAlabama: #662 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsALGeorgia: #704 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,401 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedHITexas: #1,860 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 17,327 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Valencia, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#518 · 1 in 2,565
  2. Alabama#662 · 1 in 3,900
  3. Georgia#704 · 1 in 4,401
  4. Minnesota#705 · 1 in 5,079
  5. Tennessee#748 · 1 in 5,004

Best ever in a state: #113 in District of Columbia, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#51881 in 2,565
Alabama#66251 in 3,900
Georgia#704111 in 4,401
Minnesota#70551 in 5,079
Tennessee#74861 in 5,004
Illinois#1,11981 in 8,585
Michigan#1,18351 in 9,755
New York#1,81861 in 16,147
Texas#1,86091 in 17,327
California#2,20891 in 24,747
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Valencia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 457 spots since 2024 (#1,264 → #1,721)
  • 289 spots since 2020 (#1,432 → #1,721)
  • 198 spots since 2015 (#1,919 → #1,721)
  • Biggest jump: 1,152 spots in 1927 (#2,076 → #924)
  • Biggest drop: 860 spots in 1928 (#924 → #1,784)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1970 at #633 (261 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 28 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1956–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,698
  • Highest: 1 in 6,698 girls born in 1970 were named Valencia (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,621 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 17.0% of all girls named Valencia (2,069) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,814 (1919)#4,814
1920s128#924 (1927)#2,753
1930s97#1,876 (1931)#2,562
1940s126#1,845 (1949)#2,957
1950s1,040#730 (1958)#1,058
1960s2,069#633 (1969)#700
1970s1,743#633 (1970)#835
1980s1,922#696 (1985)#862
1990s1,751#814 (1990)#1,094
2000s1,180#1,444 (2001)#1,691
2010s1,140#1,307 (2019)#1,836
2020s997#1,206 (2022)#1,375

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Valencia in 2002

girls
#1,500
126 births · 1 in 14,261 girls

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #1,500Valencia126
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 14,261 of them was named Valencia, which outranked 91.7% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Valencia
  1. #1,493Sabina127
  2. #1,493Vianey127
  3. #1,493Wynter127
  4. #1,500Valencia126
  5. #1,500Adelina126
  6. #1,500Edna126
  7. #1,500Elianna126
  8. #1,510Camden125
  9. #1,510Daijah125
  10. #1,510Franchesca125

Tied with 9 names at #1,500; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2002 →