Name profile

Valencia

This name comes from the name of cities in Spain and Venezuela, both derived from Latin valentia meaning "strength, vigour".

PronunciationLatin American Spanish /ba.ˈlen.sja/; European Spanish /ba.ˈlen.θja/; English /və.ˈlɛn.si.ə/
Usage languageslanguages of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Various
US rank (2025)#1,721

Meaning and history

This name comes from the cities of Valencia in Spain and Venezuela, both of which derive from the Latin valentia, meaning “strength” or “vigour.”

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 126 births, rank #1,672
2007: 116 births, rank #1,829
2008: 113 births, rank #1,880
2009: 108 births, rank #1,934
2010: 101 births, rank #1,978
20112011: 116 births, rank #1,758
2012: 92 births, rank #2,078
2013: 91 births, rank #2,096
2014: 95 births, rank #2,049
2015: 105 births, rank #1,919
20162016: 114 births, rank #1,815
2017: 129 births, rank #1,665
2018: 122 births, rank #1,692
2019: 175 births, rank #1,307
2020: 152 births, rank #1,432
20212021: 163 births, rank #1,354
2022: 200 births, rank #1,206
2023: 180 births, rank #1,273
2024: 184 births, rank #1,264
20252025: 118 births, rank #1,721

Valencia moved from #913 to #972 for girls between 1992 and 1994. Its highest annual birth count came in 1970, with 261 births.