Valicia
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "brave", "strong", or "valiant".
Name Census estimates that about 225 living Americans carry the first name Valicia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Valicia today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Valicia births was 1969 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Valicia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
225
~ 1 in 1,523,353 Americans
Peak year
1969
15 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2006 SSA rank
#19,897
Tracked since 1961
Census
Valicia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 268 people with the first name Valicia, which placed it at #31,773 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,773
National first-name rank
People counted
268
268 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Valicia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Valicia is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (24.3%) and Hispanic (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Valicia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Valicia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.2% · 156
- White24.3% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 26
- Two or more races4.1% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 4
Popularity
Valicia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Valicia from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 84 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Valicia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Valicia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Valicias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Valicia
The name Valicia is derived from the Latin word "valens," which means "strong" or "vigorous." It is believed to have originated in ancient Rome during the height of the Roman Empire, around the 1st century AD.
Valicia was a relatively uncommon name in ancient times, but it did appear in a few historical records and texts. One notable example is a Roman inscription from the 2nd century AD that mentions a woman named Valicia Secunda, suggesting that the name was in use during that era.
The earliest recorded use of the name Valicia can be traced back to the 5th century AD, when it was mentioned in a medieval manuscript from the Frankish Kingdom. This suggests that the name may have spread from Rome to other parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Valicia. One of the earliest was Valicia of Arles (c. 450-510 AD), a Christian saint and abbess who founded a convent in Arles, France. Another notable figure was Valicia of Toulouse (c. 1150-1218), a French noblewoman and patron of the arts who commissioned several important works of architecture and literature.
In the 13th century, Valicia de Beaumont (c. 1210-1265) was a prominent English noblewoman and landowner who played a significant role in the political affairs of her time. During the Renaissance period, Valicia Visconti (1497-1538) was an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts who commissioned works from several renowned artists of the era, including Leonardo da Vinci.
Another notable figure was Valicia Mendoza (1630-1698), a Spanish painter and one of the few women artists of the Baroque period to achieve significant recognition during her lifetime.
While the name Valicia has never been extremely common, it has persisted throughout history as a name with a strong and powerful connotation, reflecting its Latin roots. Its usage has spanned multiple cultures and regions, from ancient Rome to medieval Europe and beyond, making it a name with a rich and diverse historical legacy.
People
Valicia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Valicia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Valicia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Valicia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 225 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Valicia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,523,353 US residents.
Is Valicia a common name?
We classify Valicia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 251 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Valicia most popular?
The single biggest year for Valicia was 1969, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Valicia is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Valicia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 268 people with the name Valicia, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,773 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Valicia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Valicia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Valicia appears almost entirely female. Of the 271 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Valicia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Valicia is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (24.3%) and Hispanic (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Valicia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Valicia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (156 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Valicia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Valicia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Valicia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Valicia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Valicia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Valicia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Valicia?
Want to know how many Americans are named Valicia? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.