Data through 2025

Velma name popularity in the United States

Velma ranked #5722 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 21 girls named Velma.

Rank#5722

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded21

SSA

Peak year1921

2,606 recorded

Five-year change+40.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Velma for boys and girls

Girls

21

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

10

Share unavailable · data from 1901 to 1955

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls21#5722
2024girls13#7967
2023girls22#5549
2022girls25#5172
2021girls15#7250
2020girls15#7212
2019girls14#7716
2018girls21#5785
2017girls8#11615
2016girls7#12876
2015girls6#14482
2014girls13#8485
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls21#5722
2024girls13#7967
2023girls22#5549
2022girls25#5172
2021girls15#7250
2020girls15#7212
2019girls14#7716
2018girls21#5785
2017girls8#11615
2016girls7#12876
2015girls6#14482
2014girls13#8485
2013girls9#11000
2012girls5#16869
2011girls15#7783
2010girls9#11246
2009girls10#10679
2008girls6#15405
2007girls5#17636
2006girls9#11417
2005girls7#13010
2004girls14#7828
2003girls11#9048
2002girls14#7444
2001girls9#10102
2000girls12#8027
1999girls12#7716
1998girls16#6073
1997girls11#7742
1996girls12#7130
1995girls13#6641
1994girls19#5016
1993girls20#4826
1992girls15#6008
1991girls40#2886
1990girls33#3297
1989girls32#3253
1988girls37#2803
1987girls41#2493
1986girls43#2344
1985girls35#2704
1984girls50#2018
1983girls55#1887
1982girls58#1850
1981girls83#1455
1980girls78#1518
1979girls78#1503
1978girls83#1397
1977girls76#1451
1976girls95#1191
1975girls93#1229
1974girls110#1070
1973girls131#933
1972girls120#993
1971girls167#828
1970girls181#781
1969girls191#731
1968girls222#651
1967girls273#577
1966girls299#546
1965girls362#499
1964girls395#487
1963girls407#478
1962girls464#445
1961girls524#428
1960girls559#406
1959girls550#400
1958girls502#416
1957girls668#352
1956girls692#332
1955boys10#2558
1955girls634#338
1954boys5#3827
1954girls749#309
1953girls737#304
1952girls706#300
1951girls798#277
1950girls825#267
1949boys6#3298
1949girls798#272
1948girls871#254
1947girls848#259
1946boys6#3173
1946girls875#242
1945boys7#2743
1945girls861#223
1944boys11#2195
1944girls935#211
1943girls1,046#201
1942girls1,052#196
1941girls1,000#188
1940boys8#2671
1940girls986#188
1939boys5#3480
1939girls1,068#178
1938boys10#2326
1938girls1,160#174
1937boys5#3518
1937girls1,218#164
1936boys11#2184
1936girls1,180#167
1935boys13#2029
1935girls1,352#147
1934boys9#2563
1934girls1,426#144
1933boys8#2738
1933girls1,481#137
1932boys23#1465
1932girls1,689#133
1931boys10#2471
1931girls1,758#131
1930boys15#1964
1930girls1,918#127
1929boys14#2096
1929girls1,930#128
1928boys13#2270
1928girls2,290#114
1927boys11#2523
1927girls2,285#118
1926boys18#1846
1926girls2,120#124
1925boys22#1628
1925girls2,177#128
1924boys20#1776
1924girls2,272#123
1923boys12#2446
1923girls2,337#116
1922boys10#2801
1922girls2,367#113
1921boys7#3517
1921girls2,606#108
1920boys18#1885
1920girls2,491#105
1919boys22#1576
1919girls2,341#104
1918boys13#2260
1918girls2,439#103
1917boys11#2423
1917girls2,411#98
1916boys11#2389
1916girls2,319#99
1915boys12#2184
1915girls2,287#94
1914boys8#2457
1914girls1,795#92
1913boys14#1441
1913girls1,556#89
1912boys5#2544
1912girls1,403#88
1911boys8#1290
1911girls1,045#90
1910boys8#1193
1910girls1,035#90
1909boys8#1083
1909girls857#92
1908boys6#1217
1908girls860#90
1907boys6#1200
1907girls854#90
1906girls721#94
1905girls722#94
1904boys6#1064
1904girls615#101
1903girls589#99
1902girls526#113
1901boys5#1058
1901girls388#130
1900girls426#141
1899girls334#139
1898girls331#152
1897girls280#160
1896girls249#174
1895girls208#188
1894girls196#189
1893girls156#201
1892girls146#212
1891girls103#236
1890girls96#254
1889girls72#281
1888girls67#286
1887girls59#274
1886girls33#371
1885girls32#354
1884girls18#479
1883girls25#366
1882girls17#446
1881girls19#384
1880girls16#421

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Velma’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+250.0%
Change since peak-99.2%