Valencia

Valencia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “strength, vigor”
Origin: Latin
Say it: vuh-LEN-see-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the Latin place name Valentia, from valens meaning 'strong, vigorous'. Also used as a feminine given name, especially via the Spanish city name Valencia.

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How popular is Valencia?

202455.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Valencia in 2024183

2024 rank#1,267 girls

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188012,088

Valencia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

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Valencia questions

What does the name Valencia mean?

Valencia means "strength, vigor". It comes from Latin. From the Latin place name Valentia, from valens meaning 'strong, vigorous'. Also used as a feminine given name, especially via the Spanish city name Valencia.

Is Valencia a boy or girl name?

Valencia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Valencia?

183 US babies were named Valencia in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Valencia?

Valencia is usually pronounced vuh-LEN-see-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.