Will my child share the name Valencia with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 75 UK babies named Valencia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Valencia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Valencia becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Valencia is at its highest recorded position — #531 in 2025, with 75 births. In 2020 it ranked #941.

Is Valencia a good choice for a distinctive name?

Valencia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Who are some famous people named Valencia?

Notable people named Valencia include: Anthony Valencia, Adolfo Valencia and Valencia Cathedral.

Is Valencia a popular baby name in the United States?

Valencia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👧 Girl's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #531

Valencia

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Valencia is a distinctive choice, ranked #531 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Valencia in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#531

About the Name Valencia

Valencia is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 287 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #617 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.

Valencia is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Valencia in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Valencia

Anthony Valencia — Anthony Lenín Valencia Bajaña is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.
Adolfo Valencia — Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Valencia Cathedral — Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, also known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Valencia, Spain.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Valencia

UK babies named Valencia (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.0

In a school of 600

↑ 410 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Valencia

Almost certainly the only Valencia in the class

UK Popularity (1996–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Valencia

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Anthony Valenciab. 2003

Anthony Lenín Valencia Bajaña is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.

Adolfo Valenciab. 1968

Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Valencia CathedralHistorical

Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, also known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Valencia, Spain.

Paloma Valencia

Paloma Susana Valencia Laserna is a Colombian philosopher, lawyer, writer and economist.

Ferdinando Valencia

Ferdinando Martínez Valencia also known as Ferdinando Valencia is a Mexican actor.

Larry Valencia

Lawrence "Larry" M.