The baby name Valencia is a Female name , 34 syllables long and is pronounced English: /vəˈlɛnsiə/ (vuh-LEN-see-uh); Spanish: /baˈlenθja/ or /baˈlensja/ (ba-LEN-thya / ba-LEN-sya).
Valencia is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Valencia is a Female name , 34 syllables long and is pronounced English: /vəˈlɛnsiə/ (vuh-LEN-see-uh); Spanish: /baˈlenθja/ or /baˈlensja/ (ba-LEN-thya / ba-LEN-sya).
Valencia is Spanish in Origin.
Valencia is a feminine given name of Latin and Spanish origin, taken from the Iberian city name Valencia, ultimately from Latin Valentia “strength, vigor,” rooted in valens “strong, healthy.” As a toponymic name it first surfaced in Iberian records and as a Spanish surname, then migrated into given-name use beyond Spain. English-speaking parents began adopting it in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn to its place-name romance and virtue meaning; it has seen renewed attention since the 1990s alongside other melodic -ia names.
Related forms include Latin Valentia; Catalan València; Portuguese Valença; Italian Valenza; and French Valence. Modern transliterations such as Valensia/Valensiya appear in Slavic contexts. Common short forms are Val, Valen, and Cia. While still most familiar in Spanish-speaking communities (and in the Philippines), Valencia now reads cosmopolitan, combining historical depth with a brisk, confident meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #21 | 3 | 950 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #145 | 7 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #158 | 22 | 1,568 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #179 | 46 | 7,146 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 5 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #239 | 8 | 3,322 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #249 | 11 | 7,507 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #266 | 20 | 2,795 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #321 | 1,879 | 25,928 |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| ZA | 0 | #379 | 69 | 14,421 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #401 | 5 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #461 | 21 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #466 | 16 | 9,861 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #469 | 12 | 7,768 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #479 | 108 | 18,916 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #486 | 13 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #522 | 11 | 11,342 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #523 | 18 | 11,671 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #574 | 19 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #590 | 22 | 9,488 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #639 | 302 | 15,656 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #645 | 21 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #646 | 9 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #720 | 19 | 3,895 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #734 | 183 | 8,487 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #769 | 18 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #814 | 38 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #846 | 33 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #876 | 107 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #885 | 46 | 5,610 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #904 | 175 | 16,140 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #923 | 21 | 14,861 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #937 | 19 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #958 | 37 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,103 | 81 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,131 | 48 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,419 | 28 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Valencia is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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