How Many People Are Named Valecia?
An estimated 382 people in the United States have the first name Valecia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Valecia peaked in popularity in 1969 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Valecia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Valecia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
382
About 1 in 897,263 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1969
27 births
Total Registered
434
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Valecia
Valecia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 434 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Valecia as a female name
Ranked #20,300 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1969 (27 births)
Valecia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Valecia span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 149 babies were registered. Valecia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Valecia by Decade
How has Valecia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Valecia by State
Valecia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Valecia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Valecia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valecia?
We estimate approximately 382 people named Valecia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 897,263 Americans share this first name.
Is Valecia a common name?
Valecia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 434 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Valecia most popular?
Valecia reached peak popularity in 1969, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Valecia is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Valecia a female name?
Valecia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Valecia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Valecia Smith, Valecia Johnson, Valecia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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